Libertarian Party of Louisiana

The Libertarian Party of Louisiana (LPL) was founded in 1972. It has had ballot access in Louisiana since a law changed in 2004, allowing the LPL to become an official party in Louisiana. Since 2004, candidates have been able to run for office with "Libertarian" printed on the ballot next to their name (rather than "other" as before) and registered voters have had the option of choosing the Libertarian Party as a pre-printed choice on their voter registration forms. Since 2004, registered Libertarians are designated by LBT on their registration cards rather than OTHER which is used for non-recognized parties.

Libertarian Party of Louisiana
Chairperson	Scott A. Lewis, III
Vice-Chair	Guy McLendon
Second Vice-Chair
Treasurer	Lindsay Roberson
Secretary	Jennifer "Hap" Werther
Member at-large
LNC Region	7
Founded
Address	5101 Page St. Marrero, LA 70072
Website	http://lplouisiana.org/

Membership

The Libertarian Party of Louisiana gained official party status in 2004. Since then, registered voters have been able to choose the Libertarian Party as a pre-printed choice when registering to vote, instead of having to write the party name in. As of November 2014, the Libertarian Party of Louisiana has 10,500 registered voters. As of December 2014, 143 national dues paying members reside in Louisiana. State membership dues are presently $25.

Current Officers and Committee Chairs

• Chair: Scott A. Lewis, III
• Vice Chair: Guy McLendon
• Secretary: Jennifer "Hap" Werther
• Treasurer: Reed Ebarb
• Economic Development Officer (Econ Development Cmte.): Sarah Stewart
• Communications Officer (Media Relations Cmte.): Keith Thompson
• Membership Officer (Registration Cmte.): Howard Kearney
• Finance Officer (Finance Cmte.): Michael Dodd
• Elections Officer (Elections Cmte.): Joseph "Jay" Price
• Strategic Planning Subcommittee: Chaired by the Vice-Chair, committee consists of the chairs of all committees.

Parish SCC Representatives

• Ascension - Colin Nicol
• Bossier - Robin Landry Davis
• Caddo - Randall Lord
• Calcasieu - Angela Gross
• East Baton Rouge - Casey O'Neill Maloy
• Jefferson - Daniel Hayes
• Lafayette - Kathryn Crappel
• Livingston - William Waggoner
• Orleans - Clayton Sanford
• Ouachita - Jeffery Craig
• Plaquemines - Michael Vogt
• Rapides - Susan Thompson
• Saint Bernard - Ginger Burgess Patrick
• Saint Charles - Daniel Zeringue
• Saint Landry - Frances Daroza
• Saint Tammany - Beth Vest
• Tangipahoa - Charles Saucier
• Terrebonne - Rodger Shelton Chair/Acting Rep

Parish Executive Committees

• Libertarian Party of Ascension Parish
• Libertarian Party of Avoyelles Parish
• Libertarian Party of Bossier Parish
• Libertarian Party of Caddo Parish
• Libertarian Party of Calcasieu Parish
• Libertarian Party of East Baton Rouge Parish
• Libertarian Party of Jefferson
• Libertarian Party of Lafayette Parish
• Libertarian Party of Livingston Parish
• Libertarian Party of Orleans Parish
• Libertarian Party of Ouachita Parish
• Libertarian Party of Plaquemines Parish
• Libertarian Party of Rapides Parish
• Libertarian Party of St Bernard Parish
• Libertarian Party of St Charles Parish
• Libertarian Party of St Mary Parish
• Libertarian Party of St Tammany Parish
• Libertarian Party of Tangipahoa
• Libertarian Party of Terrebonne

Past Officers, Committee Members & Key Volunteers

Founding Members

• Thomas H Ferrell
• Jerry Millett

Chairs

• Sal Giangrosso
• Crayton Green "Sparky" Hall, 1980-1985
• Jerry Millett
• Charles Sallier, (c. 1994)
• Wayne L Parker, (c. 1995)
• Michael K Perkins
• Vinson J Mouser, ?? - 2007
• Adrien Monteleone, 2007-2008, 2012-2013
• T Lee Horne, III, 2008-2012
• Scott A Lewis, III, 2013-

Vice-Chairs

• Jeffrey H Diket, (c. 1995)
• Ian P Hawxhurst
• Richard Fontanesi, ?? - 2007
• Peter Beary, 2008
• Scott A Lewis, III, 2008-2013

Secretary

• Rebecca Breeden
• Kaylan S Grigg
• Richard C Johnson, (c. 1995)
• Mikal Pippins
• Michael Wolf, ?? - 2007
• Adrien Monteleone, 2008-2012
• Reed Ebarb, 2012-2013
• Jennifer "Hap" Werther, 2013-

Treasurer

• James D Agnew, 1982-1984
• Richard C. Johnson, (c. 1995)
• Greg Kahn ?? - 2009
• W David Chance, 2009-2012
• Reed Ebarb, 2012-2013
• Caleb Trotter, 2013
• Lindsay Roberson, 2014-2015

Communications Officer

• Keith Thompson, 2013-

Membership Officer

• Michael Wolf
• Michael McGinnis, 2012-2013
• Howard Kearney, 2013-

Finance Officer

• Wes Benedict, 2012-2013
• Clayton Sanford, 2014
• Michael Dodd, 2014-

Elections Officer

• Andrew Riley, 2012
• Boyd Smith, 2012-2015

Economic Development Officer

• Leonard Douglas, 2009
• T Lee Horne, III, 2012-
• Henry Herford, 2014
• Sarah Stewart, 2014-

Executive Director - Contract/Paid

• Wendy Adams, 2012-2015

At-Large SCC Representative

• Melissa Carr, (c. 1995)
• William R Edwards, (c. 1995)
• Charles Sallier, (c. 1995)
• Daniel Tobias, (c. 1995)
• Vinson Mouser, 2008-2009

Baton Rouge Regional Rep

• Scott A Lewis, III, 2008
• Leanard Douglas, 2008-2009

Bayou Regional Rep

• Jeanette Davis, ?? - 2008, 2009-2012
• Roxanna Davis, 2008-2009

Caddo Parish Rep

• Barrett Pepper (c. 2015)

Calcasieu Parish Rep

• Alice Duplecion (acting c. 2015)

CENLA Central Louisiana Regional Rep

• Brent Sanders, 2008-2009

Lafayette Regional Rep

• Frank Griffin, ?? - 2008
• W David Chance, 2008-2009

Lafayette Parish Rep

• W David Chance (c. 2015)

Lafourche Parish Rep

• Jason Bourgeois (c. 2015)

Lake Charles Regional Rep

• Stephanie Marrero, ?? - 2009

Monroe Regional Rep

• Helen Brantley, ?? - 2009

New Orleans Regional Rep

• Michael Dodd

North Shore Regional Rep

• Kevin Watkins, ?? - 2008

Saint Mary Parish Rep

• Mark Richard (c. 2015)

Newsletter Editor

• Rebecca Breeden

Webmaster

• Richard Fontanesi
• Kaylan S Grigg
• Kevin Watkins, ?? - 2007

Social Networking

• Lucrecia Mouser, ??-2007

Database Manager

• Richard C Johnson

Unknown Office

• Doug Allen
• Dion Bourque
• Roger Busbice
• Wayne Clement
• Raymond "Chuck" Dumas
• Will Elkins
• Denise Ferchaud
• Mike Hammett
• Michael P Harris
• Donald D Heacock
• Carey Hendrix
• Peter Jacobs
• Tristan Junius
• Kyle Junneau
• Hope Lubrano
• Douglas McGowan
• Gary Rauber
• Ra Shipps
• Mark Sivori
• Mike Taylor
• Ken Mercer
• Danielle Wenner
• 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}

Elected and Uncontested Libertarians

• Randall T Hayes, Alderman, Village of Atlanta, Louisiana, 2012-2016. Randall Hayes won uncontested.
• Michael Riffe, Alderman, Village of Sikes, Louisiana, 2012-2016. Michael Riffe won uncontested.
• Gregory King, Lincoln Justice of the Peace Ward 3, 2013-2019. Gregory King won uncontested.
• Chad Ivery Perry, Calcasieu Justice of the Peace Ward 7, 2014-2020. Chad Perry is the 1st Louisiana Libertarian to win a runoff election in a Louisiana jungle primary! Chad Perry won 52% to Danny Landry(D) 48%.
• William McBride, Washington, LA Town Council District 3, 2014-2018. William McBride is the 1st Louisiana Libertarian to win a primary election. William McBride won 58.70% to Laura Budden(R) 41.30%.
• Justin Bonnette, Vernon Justice of the Peace Ward 6, 2014-2018. Justin Bonnette won uncontested.
• Henry Herford, Franklin Constable of JOP District 1, 2014-2018. Henry Herford won uncontested.
• Historically noteworthy. We had 19 Libertarian candidates running in Louisiana for the November 2014 election. Randall Lord, running for US House, Louisiana Congressional District 4, received the top Libertarian voter percentage in US federal elections with 26.56% and 55,224 votes.

Current Candidates

2014-2016

Jennifer "Hap" Werther - St Tammany Parish Sheriff Qualify 2-4 Dec 2015, Primary 19 Mar 2016, Gen Election 16 Apr 2016, Term begins June 30, 2016

Past Election Results

See: Libertarian Party of Louisiana Historical Election Results

External Links

http://lplouisiana.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_Party_of_Louisiana