Representative, Louisiana House of Representatives, District 8, 2012-2015

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2008

Member, Louisiana Republican Legislative Delegation

Member, Louisiana Rural Caucus

Attorney, Private Practice, 1997-present

Reserve Police Officer, Monroe Police Department

Insurance Agent, Troy & Nichols Mortgage Company

Attorney, Associate, Weems, Schimipf, Hayter, Gilsoul and Carmouche Law Firm, 1995-1997

Associate Director of Development, Northeast Louisiana University, 1989-1992

Member, Barksdale Air Force Base, Eagles

Member, Barksdale Air Force Base, Military Affairs Council

Former President, Bossier Parish Bar Association

Former President, Bossier Parish Community College Foundation

Founder, Business Recovery and Resource Center

Member, First Baptist Bossier

Member, Louisiana Bar Foundation

Member, Louisiana State Bar Association

Member, Louisiana State Bar House of Delegates

Member, National Rifle Association

District Director, Norwela Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Bossier

Member, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity

Member, Shreveport Bar Association

Chairman, Greater Bossier Economic Development Foundation, 2011

Former President, Bossier Chamber of Commerce, 2004