Representative, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 19, 1975-2007, 2020-present

Candidate, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 19, 2023

Senator, Louisiana State Senate, District 34, 2008-2020

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1996

Member, Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Committee

Member, Democratic Caucus

Member, Education Committee of the States

Former Member, Executive Committee, Louisiana State House of Representatives

Member, Louisiana Mental Health Drug Advisory Council

Member, Louisiana Rural Caucus

Member, Louisiana Committee on Law Enforcement, 1973-1974

Assistant Professor, Northeast Louisiana University

Assistant Professor, Louisiana Department of Education, 1974-1975

Vice President, Manufacturing Corporation, 1965-1972

Member, ALEC Natural Resources Task Force

Member, Groundwater Management Advisory Task Force

Member, Louisiana Sustainable Local Food Policy Council

Member, Southern Regional Education Board

Member, Richland Parish School Board, 1968-1975