Taylor Barras | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office January 11, 2016 – January 13, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Kleckley |
| Succeeded by | Clay Schexnayder |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 48th district | |
| In office January 14, 2008 – January 13, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Romo Romero |
| Succeeded by | Beau Beaullieu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Taylor Francis Barras January 1957 (age 67) New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (Before 2011) Republican (2011–present) |
| Spouse | Cheryl Lopez |
| Education | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (BS) |
Taylor Francis Barras (born January 1957) is an American accountant and banker who served as a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 48th district, based in Iberia Parish. On January 11, 2016, as he began his third term in the chamber, Barras was elected House speaker by his colleagues, who in what was considered a political upset on the second ballot rejected Representative Walt Leger, III, of New Orleans, the choice of incoming Democratic governor John Bel Edwards.[1]