LEGISLATOR LIST – Revised March 6, 2018 ACADIANA DISTRICT - STATE REPRESENTATIVES

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LEGISLATOR LIST – Revised March 6, 2018 ACADIANA DISTRICT - STATE REPRESENTATIVES Julie Emerson Taylor Barras Representative / District 39 / R State Representative / House District No. 48 / R 306 North Church St. 800 S. Lewis Street, Suite 206 2nd floor Carencro, LA 70520 New Iberia, LA 70560 337-886-4687 (337) 373-4051 [email protected] [email protected] Blake Miguez Stuart Bishop Representative / House District No. 49 / R Representative / District 43 / R 410 N. Broadway St. P.O Box 80993 Erath, LA 70533 Lafayette, LA 70508 337-937-8827 (337) 981-7409 [email protected] [email protected] Dustin Miller Phillip DeVillier Representative / House District 40 / D Representative / House District No. 41 / D 1115 S. Union St. P.O. Box 986 Opelousas, LA 70570 Eunice, LA 70535 337-943-2900 337-457-0194 [email protected] [email protected] Vincent Pierre Nancy Landry Representative / House District No. 44 / D Representative / House District No. 31 / R 800 W. Congress St. 109 South College Road Lafayette, LA 70509 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-262-2330 337-262-2252 [email protected] [email protected] Bernard LeBas Mike Huval Representative / House District No. 38 / D Representative / District 46 / R P.O. Box 370 110 N. Main Street Ville Platte, LA 70586 Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 (337) 363-0152 (337) 332-3331 [email protected] [email protected] John Stefanski Bob Hensgens Representative / House District 42 / R Representative / House District No. 47 / R 425 N. Parkerson Ave., 2nd Floor P.O. Box 2720 407 Charity Street Crowley, LA 70527 Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 384-8999 (337) 893-5035 [email protected] [email protected] Jean-Paul Coussan Terry C. Landry, Sr. State Representative / House District 45 / R State Representative / House District No. 96 / D P.O. Box 52001 800 S. Lewis St. Suite 201-B Lafayette, LA 70505 New Iberia, LA 70560 337-262-2400 337-373-9380 [email protected] [email protected] ACADIANA REGION - STATE SENATORS Gerald Boudreaux Jonathan Perry State Senator / Senate District No. 24 / D State Senator / Senate District No. 26 / R P.O. Box 91245 Post Office Box 100 Lafayette, LA 70509 Kaplan, LA 70548 (337) 267-7520 (337) 643-6425 (844) 885-6578 [email protected] [email protected] Fred Mills Eric LaFleur State Senator / Senate District No. 22 / R State Senator / Senate District No. 28 / D 1010 Martin Street Post Office Box 617 Parks, LA 70582 Ville Platte, LA 70586-0617 (337) 845-4240 (Parks) (337) 363-5019 (337) 365-8484 (New Iberia) (877) 396-4600 [email protected] [email protected] Page Cortez Bret Allain III State Senator / Senate District No. 23 / R State Senator / Senate District No. 21 / R 101 W. Farrel Road 600 Main St. Lafayette, LA 70508 Franklin, LA 70538 (337) 993-7430 (337) 828-9107 [email protected] (985) 850-2738 [email protected] Copyright 2018 Checkmate Strategies LLC .

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