Barbara West Carpenter

{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Barbara West Carpenter | predecessor = Dalton Honoré Sr. | birth_place = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], U.S. | term_start = 2015 | state_house = Louisiana | district = 63rd | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | education = [[Southern University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Education|MEd]])<br />[[Kansas State University]] ([[PhD]]) }} '''Barbara West Carpenter''' is a college official and state legislator in Louisiana. She works at [[Southern University]].<ref name=house>{{cite web | url=https://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members?ID=63 | title=Louisiana House of Representatives 24-28 }}</ref> She is an alumnus from [[Capitol High School (Louisiana)|Capitol High School]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Five Reasons Why We Love Our Pride |url=https://capitolhighbr.org/five-reasons-why-we-love-our-pride/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427205220/https://capitolhighbr.org/five-reasons-why-we-love-our-pride/ |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=Capitol High School |language=en-US |url-status=dead }}</ref> in Baton Rouge and Southern University. She is a member of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus and the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus.<ref name=house/> A member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from the 63rd district, she has served since 2015.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.aspx?ID=63|title=Louisiana House Member Page|website=house.louisiana.gov|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref>

== Education == Carpenter received a Bachelor of Science in vocational education and general science and a [[Master of Education]] in secondary education and administration from [[Southern University]]. She went on to earn her PhD in adult and occupational education and international education from [[Kansas State University]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career == Carpenter is the dean of international education and university outreach of [[Southern University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.subr.edu/page/676|title=Dean's Office {{!}} Southern University and A&M College|website=www.subr.edu|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref>

In the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]], Carpenter serves as chair of Labor and Industrial Relations Committee. She is a part of the Capital Region Legislative Delegation, the Democratic Caucus, the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, and the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus.<ref name=":0" />

==References== {{Reflist}}{{Louisiana House of Representatives}}

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