Rep. Barrow, Regina

House Member

Rep. Barrow, Regina (D)
District# 29, Baton Rouge

Contact Information

District Office
Legislative Assistant : Makesha Judson
Email Barrow, Regina
Phone: (225)362-5837
Fax: (225)362-5839
Address: 3552 Monterrey Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70814
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Capitol House Switch Band: (225) 342-6945
Capitol House Fax: (225)342-8336

Profile

- District #: House District 1
- Party: Democrat
- Caucus Membership: Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, Chairman
  Acadiana Delegation, Capital Region Legislative Delegation, Democratic Caucus, Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus
- Occupation: Executive Director
- Education:East Ascension High School; A.D. Accounting
- Spouse: James
- Year Elected: 2005
- Last Year Eligible(Term Limit): 2016
- 2007 Election
  Barrow easily defeated two challengers, fellow Democrat Sarah Holiday and Republican Harold Williams, to be reelected in 2007.

District Profile

Registered Voters by Parish: East Baton Rouge 90.7%, West Baton Rouge 9.3%
Municipalities/Communities Represented: Baton Rouge, Merrydale, Monticello, Port Allen
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Economic: District 29 straddles the Mississippi River as it includes Port Allen on the west bank and a large portion of the city of Baton Rouge on the east bank. Most of the residents of District 29 live within sight of a series of petrochemical plants, including the massive Exxon-Mobil complex, which provide the district with administrative, processing and construction jobs.
Other large employers include state government and Southern University which lies in a neighboring district. The Port of Greater Baton Rouge, on the west bank of the Mississippi and just south of District 29, provides shipping-related jobs. Earl K. Long Hospital is one of the district’s largest employers. The new University Hospital North Baton Rouge Clinic will soon be coming to District 29.

Social: Several minority neighborhoods in north Baton Rouge and across the Mississippi River in Port Allen make up the district. It also includes some blue-collar subdivisions northwest of downtown Baton Rouge.

Political: With a solid African-American majority and some union influence, District 29 is almost exclusively Democratic. Issues important to residents include government services, the environment, improving neighborhoods and reducing crime.

Biography

- The former legislative assistant to her predecessor, Sharon Weston Broome, Regina Ashford Barrow won a special election in 2005 to fill the seat vacated by Broome, who resigned to run a successful race to replace Kip Holden in the senate. Holden resigned when he was elected Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, the first African- American to hold that position.
- During her previous term, Barrow helped pass the largest increased investment in education in Louisiana history, a $2,375 pay raise which will bring Louisiana’s teachers up to the Southern Regional average. She voted to increase the pay of firemen, police officers, EMTs, state troopers, Wildlife & Fisheries Enforcement agents, correctional officers and state employees. She also authored legislation to help promote economic development in north Baton Rouge and voted to raise the minimum wage. Barrow begins her second full term as the Vice Chair of the House Municipal and Parochial Committee.
- Barrow has her fingers on the pulse of the communities in her district and often gets involved in local-level initiatives. In 2009, she passed of set of bills expanding the Greenwell Springs-Airline Economic Development District and helped strengthen the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority.
- In her new term, Barrow will focus on retaining teachers of core subjects which are being lost to neighboring states or higher paying professions, leaving teaching duties to teachers ill trained for specific subjects. In addition, she intends to focus on providing more affordable access to healthcare, including a “smarter hospital system still included in the charity system, and continued growth of job opportunities for the district.