Representative, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 57, 2012-2024

Candidate, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 57, 2007, 2019

Member, Acadiana Delegation

Former Member, Administration of Criminal Justice Committee, Louisiana State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Civil Law and Procedure Committee, Louisiana State House of Representatives

Member, Democratic Congress

Member, Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus

Member, Louisiana Rural Caucus

Deacon, Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church

Assistant City Attorney, City of New Orleans

Tax Attorney, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Lieutenant Colonel, Louisiana Army National Guard, Retired

Associate Professor/Director of the Criminal Justice Department, Southern University

Attorney, Randal Gaines, 1986-Present

Treasurer, National Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Member, River Region Chamber of Commerce

Member, Southern University Board of Supervisors

Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars