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Anthony Joseph "Tony" Bacala, Jr. Louisiana State Representative for District 59 (Ascension Parish) Incumbent Assumed office January 2016 Preceded by Eddie J. Lambert Personal details Born July 1957 (age 68–69) Party Republican Spouse Lisa Faucheux Bacala Alma mater East Ascension High School Louisiana State University FBI National Academy Occupation Law-enforcement officer

**Anthony Joseph Bacala, Jr.**, known as **Tony Bacala** (born July 1957),[1] is a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Louisiana House of Representatives](/source/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives) and a retired law enforcement officer.

## Background

Bacala is married to the former Lisa Faucheux (born July 1962), a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))[2] who is employed by the [Ascension Parish School Board](/source/Ascension_Parish_School_Board).[3]

## House tenure

Bacala voted for and supports a draft Louisiana state bill that would make in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments and some forms of birth control a crime, and prosecute women who get abortions for "murder."[4][5] The draft bill intentionally has no exceptions for rape, incest, or the protection of the life of the mother,[6] and would likely also criminalize miscarriages.[7][8][9][10]

In April 2024, Bacala voted in favor of advancing House Bill 545 from the Administration of Criminal Justice committee.[11] The bill, filed by [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) [Beryl Amedee](/source/Beryl_Amedee), would remove legal protections for obscenity from teachers and librarians in all Louisiana public schools.[12]

In November 2024, Bacala voiced support for Senate Bill 2, filed by Senator [Heather Cloud](/source/Heather_Cloud), which lifts limitations on the types of crimes for which people under age 17 can be sentenced as if they are adults.[13] Bacala remarked, “Some of these kids are already lost at 2 years old. I want to make that point. Everybody realizes it.”[14]

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## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Anthony Bacala, July 1957"](https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=8107). [Louisiana Secretary of State](/source/Louisiana_Secretary_of_State). Retrieved February 18, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Lisa Bacala, July 1962"](https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=20092). Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Lisa F. Bacala"](https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Lisa-F-Bacala/Prairieville-LA). intelius.com. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Bort, Ryan (May 5, 2022). ["Louisiana Moves to Charge Women Who Get Abortions With Murder"](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/louisiana-bill-abortion-homicide-1347890/). *Rolling Stone*. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Bill to make abortion a homicide advances in Louisiana"](https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/bill-to-make-abortion-a-homicide-advances-in-louisiana/). *WRIC ABC 8News*. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** McGill, Kevin (May 4, 2022). ["Lawyer: Louisiana abortion bill could subject women to homicide charge"](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). *WPMI*. The Associated Press. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** LaRose, Greg (May 5, 2022). ["Abortion would be punishable as murder under new Louisiana proposal"](https://lailluminator.com/2022/05/04/abortion-would-be-punishable-as-murder-under-new-louisiana-proposal/). *Louisiana Illuminator*. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015"](http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10242015/10242015_Legislative.html). [Louisiana Secretary of State](/source/Louisiana_Secretary_of_State). Retrieved October 25, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pvotesmart_9-0)** ["Tony Bacala"](http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/165556/tony-bacala#.WLMMnPkrLDc). [Project Vote Smart](/source/Project_Vote_Smart). Retrieved February 26, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Greg Hilburn (July 25, 2017). ["Conservatives tighten grip in La. House"](http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2017/07/25/conservatives-tighten-grip-la-house/507846001/). *[The Monroe News-Star](/source/The_News-Star)*. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Roll Call and Record Vote"](https://house.louisiana.gov/H_CmteRecordRolCallVotes/RollCallVotes/ACRJ_04162024.pdf) (PDF). *Louisiana House of Representatives*. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["House Bill 545"](https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1351530). *Louisiana House of Representatives*. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** O'Donoghue, Julie (November 14, 2024). ["Louisiana Senate approves proposal making it easier to send minors to adult prisons • Louisiana Illuminator"](https://lailluminator.com/2024/11/14/louisiana-senate-approves-proposal-making-it-easier-to-send-minors-to-adult-prisons/). *Louisiana Illuminator*. Retrieved November 21, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** O'Donoghue, Julie (November 19, 2024). ["Mental health professionals oppose Louisiana sending more youth to adult prisons • Louisiana Illuminator"](https://lailluminator.com/2024/11/18/mental-health-professionals-oppose-louisiana-sending-more-youth-to-adult-prison/). *Louisiana Illuminator*. Retrieved November 21, 2024.

Louisiana House of Representatives Preceded by Eddie J. Lambert Louisiana State Representative for District 59 (Ascension Parish) Anthony Joseph "Tony" Bacala, Jr. 2016 – Succeeded by Incumbent

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. Dewith Carrier (R) ▌Les Farnum (R) ▌Wilford Carter (D) ▌Brett Geymann (R) ▌Phillip Tarver (R) ▌Reese Broussard (R) ▌Rhonda Butler (R) ▌Doyle Boudreaux (R) ▌Dustin Miller (D) ▌Phillip DeVillier (R) ▌Chance Keith Henry (R) ▌Josh Carlson (R) ▌Tehmi Jahi Chassion (D) ▌Annie Spell (R) ▌Chad Michael Boyer (R) ▌Ryan Bourriaque (R) ▌Beau Beaullieu (R) ▌Jacob Jules Gabriel Landry (R) ▌Vincent St. Blanc III (R) ▌Beryl Amedee (R) ▌Jerome Zeringue (R) ▌Jessica Domangue (R) ▌Joseph Orgeron (R) ▌Bryan Fontenot (R) ▌Beth Anne Billings (R) ▌Sylvia Elaine Taylor (D) ▌Ken Brass (D) ▌Tony Bacala (R) ▌Chasity Martinez (D) ▌C. Denise Marcelle (D) ▌Roy Daryl Adams (D) ▌Barbara West Carpenter (D) ▌Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (R) ▌Lauren Ventrella (R) ▌Emily Chenevert (R) ▌Terry Landry Jr. (D) ▌Dixon McMakin (R) ▌Paul Sawyer (R) ▌Barbara Reich Freiberg (R) ▌Roger William Wilder III (R) ▌Robby Carter (D) ▌Kimberly Coates (R) ▌Peter F. Egan (R) ▌John Wyble (R) ▌Stephanie Berault (R) ▌Mark Wright (R) ▌John Illg (R) ▌Debbie Villio (R) ▌Polly Thomas (R) ▌Jeffrey Wiley (R) ▌Laurie Schlegel (R) ▌Kyle Green (D) ▌Tim Kerner (R) ▌Vincent Cox III (R) ▌Nicholas Muscarello (R) ▌Rodney Lyons (D) ▌Kathy Edmonston (R) ▌Christopher Kim Carver (R) ▌Brian Glorioso (R) ▌Mandie Landry (D) ▌Joseph A. Stagni (R) ▌Alonzo Knox (D) ▌Stephanie Hilferty (R) ▌Shane Mack (R) ▌Marcus Bryant (D) ▌Ed Murray (D) ▌Aimee Adatto Freeman (D) ▌Candace Newell (D) ▌Dana Henry (D) ▌Vanessa Caston LaFleur (D) ▌Delisha Boyd (D) ▌Michael Bayham (R) ▌Jay Gallé (R) ▌Jacob Braud (R) ▌Republican (73) ▌Democratic (32) Louisiana Legislature House Senate List of past legislatures

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