Kenny Havard

Sometimes called a "Republican in Name Only" (RINO), Havard said that he has worked to obtain passage of a balanced budget without causing harm to state services. Havard said that he is frustrated with legislative partisanship and urged legislators to develop "the art of compromise. You don’t get everything you want, they don’t get everything they want, but you move toward helping people."

Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Havard 2019–

Havard was elected Parish President of West Feliciana Parish in the primary election held on November 6, 2018 for the position being vacated by Kevin Couhig, who announced his resignation effective December 2018. He will serve through Couhig's unexpired term until December 2019.

In the race for the West Feliciana Parish presidency, Havard defeated two fellow Republicans, Lauren Field and John Thompson, in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on November 6, 2018. Havard finished with 2,673 votes (58 percent); Field, 1,277 (28 percent) and Thompson, 630 (14 percent. Turnout exceeded 58 percent of registered voters.

On September 25, 2017, Havard issued a statement calling for the State to end all public funding to the New Orleans Saints NFL football team because of player protests.

On May 18, 2016, Havard introduced an amendment to a bill requiring that strippers be over twenty-one years of age. His amendment mandated that strippers also be no more than 28 years old and weigh no more than 160 pounds. He later withdrew the amendment but would not apologize when accused of sexist disrespect by his legislative colleague, Helena Moreno, a Democrat from New Orleans. She claimed that Havard's amendment would have applied equally to male strippers. Havard said that an apology would have meant obeisance to political correctness. An irate Governor John Bel Edwards called Havard's remark "in bad taste, and it wasn't funny." The incident attracted national attention.

Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Havard 2012–2018

Havard was elected representative in the general election held on November 19, 2011. The incumbent Tom McVea, a former Democrat-turned Republican was term-limited. Havard defeated the Democrat Ken Dawson, 6,626 (61.4 percent) to 4,170 (38.6 percent). Havard handily won his second term in the House in the primary election held on October 24, 2015. He polled 8,782 votes (63.4 percent) to the Democrat Ronnie Jett's 5,067 ballots (36.6 percent).

Kenneth Edward Havard, known as Kenny Havard (born March 1971), is a businessman from St. Francisville, Louisiana, who is the incoming president of the West Felician Parish government. A Republican, he has served since 2012 as member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 62, which encompasses most of East and West Feliciana parishes and the northwest corner of East Baton Rouge Parish, including the city of Zachary. He will vacate his House seat when he takes over as parish president.