Anthony Joseph "Tony" Bacala, Jr. | |
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Louisiana State Representative for District 59 (Ascension Parish) | |
Assumed office January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Eddie J. Lambert |
Personal details | |
Born | July 1957 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lisa Faucheux Bacala |
Residence(s) | Prairieville Ascension Parish Louisiana,USA |
Alma mater | East Ascension High School FBI National Academy |
Occupation | Law-enforcement officer |
Anthony Joseph Bacala,Jr.,known as Tony Bacala (born July 1957), [1] is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and a retired law enforcement officer.
Bacala is married to the former Lisa Faucheux (born July 1962),a Republican [2] who is employed by the Ascension Parish School Board. [3]
Bacala voted for and supports a draft Louisiana state bill that would make in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments and some forms of birth control a crime,and prosecute women who get abortions for "murder." [4] [5] The draft bill intentionally has no exceptions for rape,incest,or the protection of the life of the mother, [6] and would likely also criminalize miscarriages. [7] [8] [9] [10]
In April 2024,Bacala voted in favor of advancing House Bill 545 from the Administration of Criminal Justice committee. [11] The bill,filed by Republican Beryl Amedee,would remove legal protections for obscenity from teachers and librarians in all Louisiana public schools. [12]
In November 2024,Bacala voiced support for Senate Bill 2,filed by Senator Heather Cloud,which lifts limitations on the types of crimes for which people under age 17 can be sentenced as if they are adults. [13] Bacala remarked,“Some of these kids are already lost at 2 years old. I want to make that point. Everybody realizes it.” [14]
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