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- ↑ "State Senator Heather Miley Cloud - Republican District 28". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Heather Cloud". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ "Get to Know Heather". Heather Cloud for State Senate. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ Cross, Ryan (9 July 2019). "Heather Cloud formally announces candidacy in open Senate District 28 seat". KALB. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ Bridges, Tyler (15 October 2019). "Major moves after Louisiana elections: Super-majority gained in Senate and within reach in House". The Advocate. Retrieved 24 January 2020.