{{short description|American politician serving in the Louisiana House of Representatives}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bryan Fontenot | birth_date = c. {{birth year and age|1978}} | state_house = Louisiana | district = 55th | term_start = January 13, 2020 | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | education = [[L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College]] | children = 2 | predecessor = [[Dee Richard]] }}
'''Bryan Fontenot''' is an American politician, former law enforcement officer, and businessman serving as a member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from the 55th district. He assumed office on January 13, 2020.
== Education == Fontenot graduated from [[Thibodaux High School]] in 1996 and studied criminal justice at [[L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=State Representative Bryan Fontenot|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=55|access-date=2022-02-22|website=house.louisiana.gov}}</ref>
== Career == Prior to entering politics, Fontenot owned Thibodaux Driving School, worked at the [[Lafourche Parish, Louisiana|Lafourche Parish]] Sheriff's Office,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Julia Arenstam Staff |title=Thibodaux justice of the peace to run for state representative |url=https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/28/thibodaux-justice-of-peace-to-run-for-state-representative/6185041007/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=The Courier |language=en-US}}</ref> and was a commander in the [[Thibodaux, Louisiana|Thibodaux]] Police Department's Bureau of Narcotics. He is also the owner and CEO of BRYCO Land Developments.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bryan Fontenot's Biography|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/186988/bryan-fontenot|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Vote Smart}}</ref>
In 2014, Fontenot was elected as [[justice of the peace]] in Lafourche Parish, then to the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bryan Fontenot|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bryan_Fontenot|access-date=2022-02-22|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref> He has voted to support the criminalization of [[in vitro fertilization]] and some forms of birth control. He is staunchly [[History_of_abortion#Criminalization|anti-abortion]] and has supported bills that propose the prosecution of women for murder if they receive abortions<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bort |first=Ryan |date=2022-05-05 |title=Louisiana Moves to Charge Women Who Get Abortions With Murder |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/louisiana-bill-abortion-homicide-1347890/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-05 |title=Bill to make abortion a homicide advances in Louisiana |url=https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/bill-to-make-abortion-a-homicide-advances-in-louisiana/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=WRIC ABC 8News |language=en-US}}</ref> or [[miscarriage|miscarry]] (medically known as "spontaneous abortion") without exception for rape, incest, or protection of the life of the mother.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Kevin |last=McGill |agency=Associated Press|date=2022-05-04 |title=Lawyer: Louisiana abortion bill could subject women to homicide charge |url=https://mynbc15.com/news/nation-world/lawyer-louisiana-abortion-bill-could-subject-women-to-homicide-charge-house-committee-vote-new-olreans-rep-danny-mccormick-anti-abortion-attorney-bradley-pierc |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=WPMI |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=LaRose |first=Greg |date=2022-05-05 |title=Abortion would be punishable as murder under new Louisiana proposal |url=https://lailluminator.com/2022/05/04/abortion-would-be-punishable-as-murder-under-new-louisiana-proposal/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Louisiana Illuminator |language=en-US}}</ref> Fontenot voted in 2021 in support of [[Constitutional carry|permitless concealed carry]] and opposed increasing the age requisite for gun purchase, stating that those under the age limit would circumvent this rule by obtaining firearms illegally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/bill-allowing-people-21-and-older-to-conceal-carry-without-permit-breezes-through-house/article_3ee9eeee-adcd-11eb-8fb0-af2cebb9fe00.html|title=Bill allowing people 21 and older to conceal carry without permit breezes through House|last=Sentell|first=Will|publisher=The Advocate|access-date=2023-03-22}}</ref> In 2022, he proposed paying for more advanced technology to curb crime by regulating [[golf cart]]s and granting permits to drive them along the side of the road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2022/05/25/thibodaux-lawmaker-proposes-golf-cart-permits-help-fight-crime/9917202002/|title=Thibodaux lawmaker suggests a new way to fight crime in Lafourche. Here's his proposal.|date=2022-05-25|last=Copp|first=Dan|publisher=Houma Today|access-date=2023-03-22}}</ref>
In 2024, Fontenot voted in favor of advancing House Bill 545 from the Administration of Criminal Justice committee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roll Call and Record Vote|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_CmteRecordRolCallVotes/RollCallVotes/ACRJ_04162024.pdf|access-date=2024-04-16|website=Louisiana House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref> The bill, filed by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Beryl Amedee]], would remove legal protections for obscenity from teachers and librarians in all Louisiana public schools.<ref>{{Cite web|title=House Bill 545|url=https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1351530|access-date=2024-04-16|website=Louisiana House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}{{Louisiana House of Representatives}}
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