Pinkie C. Wilkerson
| Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for District 11 (Claiborne and parts of Bienville, Lincoln, and Union parishes) | |
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In office 1992 – August 1, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth Volentine |
| Succeeded by | Rick Gallot |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 8, 1948 Grambling, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | August 1, 2000 (aged 52) Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Presumed divorced from John Barabin, Sr. |
| Children | John Barabin, Jr. |
| Parents | Calvin Wilkerson |
| Alma mater |
Grambling State University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Grambling State University
Ohio University
Southern University at Baton Rouge
Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson (February 8, 1948 – August 1, 2000) was an African American member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from her native Grambling, west of Ruston, Louisiana, who served from 1992 until her death in a six-vehicle traffic accident on Interstate 20 in Bossier City, Louisiana. Wilkerson was particularly involved in the areas of health care and rural development. Her District 11 included Claiborne Parish and portions of Bienville, Lincoln, and Union parishes in North Louisiana. The district was especially created after the 1990 census to guarantee an African American voter majority.
Wilkerson graduated from the historically black Grambling State University laboratory high school and then the university itself, located in Lincoln Parish. She received a master’s degree from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and then an L.L.B. degree from historically black Southern University at Baton Rouge. She also obtained an L.L.M. from Tulane University in New Orleans.
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