Education:
BA, Agri-Business, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1971.

Professional Experience:
President/General Manager, American Sugarcane League, 1993-2004
Owner, Baskin Robbins Franchises
Owner, Insurance Agency.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2005-present
State Representative, Louisiana Legislature, 1987-1993.

Organizations:
Member, Assumption Chamber of Commerce
Member, Assumption Parish Farm Bureau
Member, Ducks Unlimited
Member, Kappa Sigma Alumni Association
Chair, Louisiana State University Agriculture Development Council
Vice-Chair, South Louisiana Economic Council
Member, University of Louisiana Lafayette Alumni Association.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Co-Chair, Communications, Blue Dog Coalition
Executive Director, South Central Planning and Development Commission.

Committees:
Budget, Member
Energy and Commerce, Member
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, Member
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment (Energy and Commerce), Member