State Representative H. Bernard LeBas today announced his candidacy for District 28 of the Louisiana State Senate.
In making his announcement he issued the following statement:
“I have been privileged and honored to represent District 38 of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the past twelve years. I have always kept an open door policy and worked to stay in touch with the voters of my district in order to accurately express the views of my constitutes while in Baton Rouge.”
“I am a lifelong resident of Ville Platte, where I grew up with four brothers and three sisters. My parents were Mayor Harvey and Myrtle Bordelon LeBas. I am married to Charlotte Demoruelle LeBas. We have five children (Robert, Paul, Nick, Dana and Luke) and nine grandchildren. I am a practicing pharmacist, and together with my children, we own four pharmacies in Evangeline and St. Landry Parish.”
“While serving as a State Representative, I was honored to serve on the Health and Welfare, Agriculture, Appropriation and DOTD Committees, which all deal with issues important to our rural area. Because of my background as a pharmacist, many of my colleagues looked to me for input on questions concerning medical issues. Coming from a small rural farming community, I have very good rapport with farmers, cattlemen and horsemen.”
“Working on getting improvements on roads and bridges has been a very important part of my work in the legislature. Improving our schools and teacher benefits will always be a primary issue for me.”
“If elected to the State Senate, I plan to continue this open door policy.”
“During the next few months, I will travel through Senate District 28 to learn the needs, concerns and views of the citizens. I encourage all civic and political groups to invite me to meetings where we might discuss ways to make our state all that it can be and all that it should be.”
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