Barbara West Carpenter

Carpenter received a B.S. in Vocational Education and General Science and an M.Ed in Secondary Education and Administration from Southern University, where she works as Dean of International Education and University Outreach.[2] She went on to earn her PhD in Adult and Occupational Education and International Education from Kansas State University.[1]

Carpenter serves as Chairman of Labor and Industrial Relations committee and she serves on the committees of Appropriations and Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. She is quite involved in elections work. She is a part of the Capital Region Legislative Delegation, the Democratic Caucus, the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, and the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus.[1]