Gerald Boudreaux
| Gerald Boudreaux | |
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| Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 24th district |
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Assumed office January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Elbert Guillory |
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| Born | September 16, 1960 Houston, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Carlos Cooper Boudreaux |
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Three daughters: |
| Residence | Lafayette, Louisiana, USA |
| Alma mater | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Occupation | Director of the Lafayette Parks and Recreation Department |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Three daughters:
Gerald Boudreaux, born September 16, 1960 in Houston, Texas, is a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 24, which encompasses parts of Lafayette, St. Landry, and St. Martin parishes in south Louisiana.
In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015, Boudreaux defeated State Representative Ledricka Johnson Thierry, a fellow Democrat, 17,846 (60.8 percent) to 11,528 (39.3 percent). The position opened when the Republican incumbent, African-American attorney Elbert Guillory of Opelousas, ran last in a four-candidate field for lieutenant governor.
Boudreaux studied at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Since 1982, Boudreaux has worked in the parks and recreation department of the Lafayette Consolidated Government, most recently as the director. For twenty-eight years, he has been a referee of college basketball. He officiated in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four on five occasions. Boudreaux is Roman Catholic. He was worked for United Way of America. He and his wife, the former Carlos Cooper, have three daughters, Brittney, Hallie, and Whittney. His brother, Kenneth Paul Boudreaux (born 1957), is the District 4 member of the Lafayette City-Parish Council.
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