Sen. Rob Marionneaux, Jr (D)
District# 17,

• District #17: House District 0
• Party: Democrat
• Caucus Membership: --
• Occupation: Partner, Unglesby and Marionneaux
• Education: Catholic High School of Pointe Coupée; B.A., Louisiana State University; J.D., Southern University Law School
• Spouse: Keely
• Year Elected: 2000
• Last Year Eligible(Term Limit): 2012
• 2007 Election
  After besting a three-man field in 2003, Marionneaux returned in the 2007 election cycle to carry an overwhelming 83 percent of the vote against lone opponent Martha Manuel, a fellow Democrat.
  With term limits already thinning out the Senate, Marionneaux should be able to use his seniority to become one of the more prominent members of the entire Legislature over the next term and, possibly position himself for a run to statewide office or even Congress.
  

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• Economic: Senate District 17 includes all of Iberville, Point Coupee, East Feliciana and West Baton Rouge parishes, as well as small portions of St. Helena and East Baton Rouge parishes. The west bank of the district is dominated by shipping, petrochemical activities and agriculture. It is currently experiencing marked growth; villages are becoming towns and towns are becoming cities. Big box stores are moving in and new subdivisions sprouting up. The Island Golf Community in Iberville has been attracting visitors from around the region and is evidence of the area’s progress. The east bank of the district is confined to a small section of the rural northeastern corner of East Baton Rouge.
• Social: This district contains a cross-section of every socioeconomic class in Louisiana, from the Creole plantation aristocracy to affluent executives in Baton Rouge. There is also a representation from both economically secure blue-collar plant workers along the river to farm workers in cotton and sugar cane fields.
• Political: District 17 is probably best described as moderate. Working-class, union-oriented interest play a major role here, but the pro-business point of view is more heavily represented closer to Baton Rouge. It is largely a Democratic district, although Bobby Jindal did well here in 2007.

• Democratic attorney Rob Marionneaux first came to the House of Representatives as its youngest member in 1995 at the age of 27 and is now a fixture across the hall in the Senate. Marionneaux, a partner in one of the most prominent plaintiff lawyer firms in Baton Rouge, has taken up the banner for economic development in his district, most recently overseeing legislative matters connected to the ever-controversial Louisiana Airport Authority.
  As chairman of one of the Senate’s judiciary committees, Marionneaux has also carved out a niche for himself on judicial issues in the upper chamber.
  With a background in farming, he is likewise tied to issues impacting the state’s farmers. He is also close to consumer groups and dedicated to finding solutions to crime. Recently, he passed measures that created the crime of fraudulent acquisition of a credit card and allowed certain employers to obtain the criminal records of potential employees. A populist that is comfortable carrying forth on the floor of the Senate, Marionneaux is known to take strong stands against most taxes. In 2007, he established through legislation an annual “Louisiana Sales Tax Holiday” that allows consumers to avoid state taxes on certain items under a $2,500 threshold on certain weekends. He has also introduced Senate resolutions for every Louisiana solider killed in action during overseas conflicts in recent years.