Reggie Paul Bagala (July 8, 1965 – April 9, 2020) was an American politician who served in the

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as a member of the

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for four months.

Early life and education

Bagala was born on July 8, 1965, and graduated from Louisiana State University in 1989.

Career

From 2014 to 2017, Bagala served as the Lafourche Parish administrator and as director of the Office of Community Services before being fired by Lafourche Parish President Jimmy Cantrelle after Bagala refused to call council members about an insurance policy. However, he was hired by the council to serve as its auditor. He later filed a lawsuit against Cantrelle for violating his First Amendment rights, but his lawsuit was dismissed in 2019. In 2019, Bagala was elected to represent the open 54th district in the

. Incumbent Representative

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, a

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, was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Death

On April 1, 2020, Bagala tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized in Raceland, Louisiana. On April 9, Bagala died at the age of 54. On July 11, a special election was held to replace the vacancy in the House of Representatives created by Bagala's death in which

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won.

References

External links

Reggie Bagala website

at ballotpedia.org
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