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Barbara Freiberg

Louisiana State House, District 70 (2020 - Present)

Council Member (Baton Rouge, LA) - District 12 (2017 - Present)

Council Member (East Baton Rouge Parish, LA) - District 12 (? - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Master's, English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1970-1972
  • BA, Secondary Education and Teaching, Louisiana Tech University, 1966-1970

Professional Experience

  • Master's, English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1970-1972
  • BA, Secondary Education and Teaching, Louisiana Tech University, 1966-1970
  • Former Coordinator, Advance Innovative Education
  • Member, Louisiana State University Ogden Honors College Advisory Council
  • Program Manager, Baton Rouge Transition to Teaching, Louisiana State University Gordon A. Cain Center, 2010-2014
  • K-12 Education Administrator, Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), 1999-2009
  • English Teacher, Louisiana State University Laboratory School, 1981-1999
  • English/Art Teacher, East Baton Rouge Parish School System, 1972-1981

Political Experience

  • Master's, English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1970-1972
  • BA, Secondary Education and Teaching, Louisiana Tech University, 1966-1970
  • Former Coordinator, Advance Innovative Education
  • Member, Louisiana State University Ogden Honors College Advisory Council
  • Program Manager, Baton Rouge Transition to Teaching, Louisiana State University Gordon A. Cain Center, 2010-2014
  • K-12 Education Administrator, Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), 1999-2009
  • English Teacher, Louisiana State University Laboratory School, 1981-1999
  • English/Art Teacher, East Baton Rouge Parish School System, 1972-1981
  • Representative, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 70, 2020-present
  • Council Member, City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, District 12, 2017-present
  • Council Member, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, District 12, 2017-present
  • President, East Baton Rouge School Board, 2011-present
  • Representative, Metro Council, District 12
  • Member, National Council of Teachers of English/International Reading Association, Standards Writing Committee
  • Candidate, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 70, 2019

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Education Committee

Member, Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs Committee

Member, Transportation, Highways, and Public Works Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Master's, English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1970-1972
  • BA, Secondary Education and Teaching, Louisiana Tech University, 1966-1970
  • Former Coordinator, Advance Innovative Education
  • Member, Louisiana State University Ogden Honors College Advisory Council
  • Program Manager, Baton Rouge Transition to Teaching, Louisiana State University Gordon A. Cain Center, 2010-2014
  • K-12 Education Administrator, Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), 1999-2009
  • English Teacher, Louisiana State University Laboratory School, 1981-1999
  • English/Art Teacher, East Baton Rouge Parish School System, 1972-1981
  • Representative, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 70, 2020-present
  • Council Member, City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, District 12, 2017-present
  • Council Member, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, District 12, 2017-present
  • President, East Baton Rouge School Board, 2011-present
  • Representative, Metro Council, District 12
  • Member, National Council of Teachers of English/International Reading Association, Standards Writing Committee
  • Candidate, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 70, 2019
  • Member, Advisory Board, BREC Golf and Tennis Advisory Committee, 2012-present
  • Ex-Officio Board Member, Foundation for East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, 2012-present
  • Member, Advisory Board, iCare, 2011-present
  • President, East Baton Rouge School Board, 2011-present
  • Member, Program Advisory Board, Academic Distinction Foundation, 2011-present
  • Member, Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, 2011-present
  • Member, University Methodist Church, present
  • Member, Baton Rouge Children’s Coalition, After School Advisory Committee
  • Member, Body Camera Study Group
  • Member, Capitol Region Planning Commission
  • Member, Council Community Policing/Community Ambassador Program
  • Member, Council Plan of Government Committee
  • Member, East Baton Rouge Council Blight Committee
  • Substitute Mentor, Kids’ Hope
  • Former State President, Louisiana Council of Teachers of English
  • Member, Mayor’s Blight Committee
  • Co-Chair, Mayor’s Education Committee
  • Member, National League of Cities Council on Youth, Education, and Families
  • Member, Project Transformation Committee
  • Member, Smart Growth Committee
  • Member, Team Baton Rouge Board
  • Delegate, Urban Congress
  • Former President, Women In Management