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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Delta Financial Advisors, L.L.C.

Independent wealth managerMetairie, LouisianaCRD 122092SEC 801-61891websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jul 23, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 2, 2012 · 34 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 3, 2003
RAUM
$592M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
90%
of RAUM
Private clients
87%
$513M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$197M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
34 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$592M as of Jul 23, 2026
Apr 2, 2012$257M then
HNW client RAUM$467M as of Jul 23, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$313M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jul 23, 2026
Mar 21, 20133 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Jul 23, 2026
Mar 21, 20136 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +38% over the last fiscal year+20% a year over threeIARs 2 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 23, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$197MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
70derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
90%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.9%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+38%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+25%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$173M, 89 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$467M79%
  • Corporations and businesses$73.9M12%
  • Individuals$46.5M7.8%
  • Charitable organizations$5.3M0.9%
Individual clients
113reported
HNW clients
98reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
549reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$173M for 89 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.87 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Ainsley Desilva BishopMetairie, LaApr 28, 200526 y0
Gerard Anthony PlaucheChartered Financial AnalystMetairie, LaJan 21, 201123 y0
Catherine Meyer JohnsonMetairie, LaAug 11, 202523 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Desilva Ainsley Bishop · Membercontrol
    since 12/2008 · owns 50% to 75%
  • Anthony Gerard Plauche · Managing Member & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 07/2002 · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Metairie, La · principal300
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Mar 11, 2026
    RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $429,701,881 to $592,287,336 (+38.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-19 and 2026-03-11; the peer median change was +16.0% (1386 comparable advisers, 90.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,386) · 90% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 451 to 549
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Charity clients · unset to 1.0
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 1 to 5
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • HNW clients · 71 to 98
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Individual clients · 98 to 113
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $92.2M to $173M
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Employees · 4 to 5
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $375M to $531M
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $337M to $467M
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $42.0M to $46.5M
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $54.7M to $61.1M
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • RAUM · $430M to $592M
    May 14, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
    Mar 19, 2025 to May 14, 2025
  • HQ city · NEW ORLEANS to METAIRIE
    Mar 19, 2025 to May 14, 2025
  • Accounts · 447 to 451
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
  • HNW clients · 64 to 71
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
  • Individual clients · 106 to 98
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $110M to $92.2M
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $331M to $375M
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $291M to $337M
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $41.9M to $42.0M
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $49.9M to $54.7M
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
  • RAUM · $381M to $430M
    Nov 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
  • Accounts · 456 to 447
    Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • HNW clients · 71 to 64
    Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Individual clients · 102 to 106
    Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Assets in custody · unset to 110054013.0
    Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $291M to $331M
    Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $261M to $291M
    Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $34.3M to $41.9M
    Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $47.5M to $49.9M
    Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • RAUM · $339M to $381M
    Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Business name · DELTA FINANCIAL ADVISORS to DELTA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, L.L.C.
    Mar 14, 2023 to Oct 31, 2023
  • Accounts · 467 to 456
    Mar 15, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Individual clients · 112 to 102
    Mar 15, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $337M to $291M
    Mar 15, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $311M to $261M
    Mar 15, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
Signals
2 dated events
  • Delta Financial Advisors, L.L.C. reported RAUM $592.3M, up 38% from $429.7M (2025-05-14 to 2026-03-11)
    Mar 11, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
  • Freret Clifford Favrot (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Delta Financial Advisors, L.L.C. (listed 2019-03-25, absent 2020-01-10)
    Jan 10, 2020 · Control person left · inference
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business email
info@deltafinad.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
averbois@deltafinad.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
jegnatchik@deltafinad.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
504-522-9676reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
504-522-9019reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Website
DELTAFINAD.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
504 522-9019reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 23, 2026
Contact form
deltafinad.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page
deltafinad.com/about-us/meet-our-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Provenance
Form ADV
SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Advisors
IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Class
Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$197Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026