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- ↑ Brown, Daniel (2023-11-19). "Five Republicans and incumbent Democrat win area State Rep. seats" . Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ "Legislative Race Results - October 14, 2023". Louisiana Secretary of State.
- ↑ "Legislative Race Results - November 18, 2023". Louisiana Secretary of State.
- ↑ "ELECTION 2023: Oct. 14 election results". 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ↑ "Roll Call and Record Vote" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ↑ "House Bill 545". Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ↑ https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/20/politics/video/louisiana-classrooms-ten-commandments-sanchez-ventrella-cnc-digvid
