# Barbara West Carpenter > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Barbara_West_Carpenter > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Barbara_West_Carpenter.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_West_Carpenter > Source revision: 1331711897 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American politician Barbara West Carpenter Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 63rd district Incumbent Assumed office 2015 Preceded by Dalton Honoré Sr. Personal details Born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. Party Democratic Education Southern University (BS, MEd) Kansas State University (PhD) **Barbara West Carpenter** is a college official and state legislator in Louisiana. She works at [Southern University](/source/Southern_University).[1] She is an alumnus from [Capitol High School](/source/Capitol_High_School_(Louisiana))[2] in Baton Rouge and Southern University. She is a member of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus and the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus.[1] A member of the [Louisiana House of Representatives](/source/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives) from the 63rd district, she has served since 2015.[3] ## Education Carpenter received a Bachelor of Science in vocational education and general science and a [Master of Education](/source/Master_of_Education) in secondary education and administration from [Southern University](/source/Southern_University). She went on to earn her PhD in adult and occupational education and international education from [Kansas State University](/source/Kansas_State_University).[3] ## Career Carpenter is the dean of international education and university outreach of [Southern University](/source/Southern_University).[4] In the [Louisiana House of Representatives](/source/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.[3] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-house_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-house_1-1) ["Louisiana House of Representatives 24-28"](https://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members?ID=63). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Five Reasons Why We Love Our Pride"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230427205220/https://capitolhighbr.org/five-reasons-why-we-love-our-pride/). *Capitol High School*. Archived from [the original](https://capitolhighbr.org/five-reasons-why-we-love-our-pride/) on April 27, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2025. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_3-2) ["Louisiana House Member Page"](http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.aspx?ID=63). *house.louisiana.gov*. Retrieved February 9, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Dean's Office | Southern University and A&M College"](http://www.subr.edu/page/676). *www.subr.edu*. Retrieved February 10, 2020. v t e Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives Speaker of the House Phillip DeVillier (R) Speaker pro tempore Michael T. Johnson (R) ▌Danny McCormick (R) ▌Steven Jackson (D) ▌Tammy Phelps (D) ▌Joy Walters (D) ▌Dennis Bamburg Jr. (R) ▌Michael Melerine (R) ▌Larry Bagley (R) ▌Raymond Crews (R) ▌Dodie Horton (R) ▌Wayne McMahen (R) ▌Rashid Armand Young (D) ▌Chris Turner (R) ▌Jack McFarland (R) ▌Michael Echols (R) ▌Foy Gadberry (R) ▌Adrian Fisher (D) ▌Pat Moore (D) ▌Jeremy LaCombe (R) ▌Francis C. Thompson (R) ▌Neil Riser (R) ▌C. Travis Johnson (D) ▌Gabe Firment (R) ▌Shaun Mena (D) ▌Rodney Schamerhorn (R) ▌Jason Brian DeWitt (R) ▌Ed Larvadain III (D) ▌Michael T. Johnson (R) ▌Daryl Deshotel (R) ▌Edmond Jordan (D) ▌Charles Owen (R) ▌Troy Hebert (R) ▌R. 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