Libertarian Party of Louisiana

The Libertarian Party of Louisiana (LPL) was founded in 1973. It has had ballot access in Louisiana since a law changed in 2003, allowing the LPL to become an official party in Louisiana. Since 2004, candidates have been able to run for office under the Libertarian banner and registered voters have been able to register as a Libertarian.

Libertarian Party of Louisiana
Chairperson	T.Lee Horne, III
Vice-Chair	Scott A. Lewis, III
Second Vice-Chair
Treasurer	William David Chance
Secretary	Charles Adrien Monteleone
Member at-large
LNC Region	1
Founded	1973
Address	PO Box 60884 Lafayette, LA 70596-0884
Website	http://louisianalibertarian.net/

Membership

The Louisiana State Libertarian Party only gained official party status in 2004. Since then, registered voters have been able to register as a Libertarian. As of August 3, there are 3,482 registered Libertarians in Louisiana. In addition, there is another 3,000 affiliated members that are not registered. The party took on an ambitious goal in 2007 that would increase the number of registered Libertarians in Louisiana to 40,000 by the end of 2011.

Current Officers

SCC Metro Region Representatives

• Shreveport: "vacant"
• Monroe: "vacant"
• Central Louisiana: vacant
• Lake Charles: "vacant"
• Lafayette: vacant
• Baton Rouge: vacant
• Northshore: vacant
• New Orleans: vacant
• Bayou: Jeanette Davis

SCC At-Large Representatives (Supporting Committee Chairs)

• Economic Development Officer (Econ Development Cmte.): vacant
• Communications Officer (Media Relations Cmte.): vacant
• Membership Officer (Registration Cmte.): vacant
• Finance Officer (Finance Cmte.): vacant
• Elections Officer (Elections Cmte.): vacant

Parish Executive Committees

• Caddo Parish Libertarian Executive Committee

(parishes remain unorganized at this time, As organizers are appointed, they will be added to this list)

Metro Region Parish Groupings

Shreveport

Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Red River, Webster

Monroe

Caldwell, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Tensas, Union, West Carroll

Central Louisiana

Avoyelles, Bienville, Concordia, Evangeline, Grant, La Salle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabin, Vernon, Winn

Lake Charles

Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jeff Davis

Lafayette

Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Vermilion

Baton Rouge

Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana

Northshore

Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington

New Orleans

Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard

Bayou

Assumption, Lafourche, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Mary, Terrebonne

Past Officers and Committee Members

• James D. Agnew, Treasurer 1982-1984
• Doug Allen
• Dion Bourque
• Helen Brantley, Monroe Regional Rep
• Rebecca Breeden, secretary, newsletter editor
• Roger Busbice
• Wayne Clement
• Jeffrey H. Diket, vice chair
• Raymond "Chuck" Dumas
• Bill Edwards
• Will Elkins
• Thomas H. Ferrell, founding member
• Denise Ferchaud
• Richard Fontanesi, vice chair, webmaster
• Sal Giangrosso, chair
• Frank Griffin, Lafayette Regional Rep
• Kaylan S. Grigg, secretary, webmaster
• Crayton Green "Sparky" Hall, Chair 1980-1985
• Mike Hammett
• Michael P. Harris
• Ian P. Hawxhurst, vice chair
• Donald D. Heacock
• Carey Hendrix
• Peter Jacobs
• Richard C. Johnson, treasurer, database
• Tristan Junius
• Kyle Junneau
• Greg Kahn, treasurer
• James E. Lewis III
• Hope Lubrano
• Douglas McGowan
• Stephanie Marrero, Lake Charles Regional Rep
• Ken Mercer
• Jerry Millett, chair
• Lucrecia Mouser, social networking
• Vinson J. Mouser, chair
• Wayne Parker, chair
• Michael K. Perkins, chair
• Mikal Pippins, secretary
• Gary Rauber
• Charles Sallier, chair
• Ra Shipps
• Mark Sivori
• Mike Taylor
• Daniel Tobias
• Kevin Watkins, Northshore Regional Rep, webmaster
• Danielle Wenner
• Michael Wolf, secretary, membership officer
• Clarence Wyble
• Roberto Valletta

Awards

Walking Liberty Award

This award recognizes an outstanding individual who rises above the crowd by personally spreading the Libertarian message through personal contact with more citizens and voters than anyone else. There is no requirement that it be given on a periodic basis, and is only awarded when someone meets the standard set by the inaugural recipient, T.Lee Horne, III. The award itself is a current year proof version of the Silver American Eagle coin with the "Walking Liberty" design.
Recipients:

• 2008 - T.Lee Horne, III {in recognition for his spreading the message of Liberty across the state during his three year RV campaign for governor for 2007}

Current Candidates

2011

Statewide Office

• Governor: none at this time
• Lt. Governor: none at this time
• Attorney General: none at this time
• Treasurer: none at this time
• Commissioner of Agriculture: none at this time
• Commissioner of Insurance: none at this time

Past Election Results

See: Libertarian Party of Louisiana Historical Election Results

External Links

http://louisianalibertarian.net
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_Party_of_Louisiana