Major Thibaut, Jr. (born January 3, 1977), is an American politician who served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 18th district from 2008 to 2020. The district encompasses Iberville, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, and Pointe Coupee parishes. Thibaut is known for his efforts to obtain infrastructure improvements in his largely rural district.

Early life and education

Thibaut was born in

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. He graduated the Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee in 1995 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from

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in 1999.

Career

He is a member of the Million Dollar Roundtable. He is also affiliated with the American Quarter Horse Association,

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, the Chamber of Commerce, and the National Rifle Association.

Career

On September 30, 2006, Thibaut was elected to the District F seat on the Pointe Coupee Parish School Board over two other Democrats.

Louisiana House of Representatives

In May 2017, Thibaut called for the combination of four previously separate pieces of legislation which collectively would have raised taxes on businesses and lowered them for what he said would constitute 90 percent of individual taxpayers. The measure was introduced by the Republican Representative

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of Ruston. It killed in the House Ways and Means Committee, which prompted Shadoin to remark, "You can kiss tax reform goodbye." Democratic Governor

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, who backed the Shadoin bill, blamed its defeat on the power of business

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Mayor of Pointe Coupee Parish

In December 2018, Thibaut resigned from the Louisiana House of Representatives to become president of

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References

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