Our Government Officials

Below are the United States, State of Louisiana and East Baton Rouge Parish government officials who represent Southern Heights.

U.S. Senators

Senator Bill Cassidy
Senior Senator for Louisiana
Since Jan 6, 2015     
Republican                  

Senator John Kennedy
Junior Senator for Louisiana
Since Jan 3, 2017 (next election in 2022)
Republican

U.S. Representative

US Representative Troy Carter  Junior US Representative for Louisiana – District 2 Since October 2021 Democrat

LA Governor’s Office

Governor Jeff Landry
Since 2023
Republican

LA Senator – District 15

Senator Regina Barrow
Since 2015
Democrat
District Office: 4811 Harding Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70811
Phone: (225) 359-9400; (225) 359-9332
Fax: (225) 359-9402
E-mail Address: barrowr@legis.la.gov

LA Representative – District 63

Representative Barbara West Carpenter
Since 2015
Democrat
District Office: 1975 Harding Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70807
Phone:  (225) 771-5674
Fax:       (225) 771-5673
E-mail Address: carpenterb@legis.la.gov

Public Service Commissioner – District 3

Commissioner Davante Lewis

EBR Parish Mayor-President

Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome
Since 2017
Democrat
Office: 222 Saint Louis Street, 3rd Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 389-3100
Fax: (225) 389-5203
E-mail Address: mayor@brla.gov

EBR Metropolitan Council – District 2

Councilwoman Chauna Banks

Since 2017
Democrat
Office: Jewel Newman Community Center 2013 Central Road Baton Rouge, LA 70807
Phone: (225) 389-4699 or (225) 389-8331
E-mail Address: cbanks@brla.gov