Heulette Fontenot
| Heulette Clovance "Clo" Fontenot, Jr. | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for District 71 (Livingston Parish) | |
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In office 1996–2000 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard E. Carrier |
| Succeeded by | Dale M. Erdey |
| Louisiana State Senator for District 13 (Livingston and East Baton Rouge parishes) | |
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In office 2000–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Branch |
| Succeeded by | Dale M. Erdey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 14, 1961 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Gail Marie Lebourgeois Fontenot |
| Children | Two children |
| Parents | Heulette and Myrle Fontenot |
| Residence | Livingston, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Operations supervisor for Exxon |
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(1) A member of the Christian Coalition, Fontenot was considered among the most conservative members of the Louisiana State Legislature during the administrations of Governors Mike Foster and Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, having sponsored legislation to restrict gay rights in the state. (2) Fontenot's legislation to prevent state officials from forcing persons fleeing from emergencies to abandon their pets was approved in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature without a single dissent. (3) Fontenot was also an economic conservative during his legislative career, having opposed minimum wage laws at the state level. |
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(1) A member of the Christian Coalition, Fontenot was considered among the most conservative members of the Louisiana State Legislature during the administrations of Governors Mike Foster and Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, having sponsored legislation to restrict gay rights in the state.
(2) Fontenot's legislation to prevent state officials from forcing persons fleeing from emergencies to abandon their pets was approved in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature without a single dissent.
Heulette Clovance Fontenot, Jr., known as Clo Fontenot (born July 14, 1961), is a Livingston, Louisiana, businessman who served as a Republican member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature between 1996 and 2008. He was a one-term member of the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2000 and served two terms thereafter in the State Senate from 2000 to 2008. He did not seek a third consecutive term in Senate District 13, which encompasses his own Livingston Parish and a portion of populous East Baton Rouge Parish. Senator Fontenot was the author of the 2006 Pet Evacuation Act, passed amid shocking reports of numerous animals having been abandoned during the aftermath of deadly Hurricane Katrina.
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