Barbara West Carpenter

Barbara West Carpenter is a college official and state legislator in Louisiana. She works at Southern University. She is an alumnus from Capitol High School in Baton Rouge and Southern University. She is a member of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus and the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus.

Education Carpenter received a Bachelor of Science in vocational education and general science and a Master of Education in secondary education and administration from Southern University. She went on to earn her PhD in adult and occupational education and international education from Kansas State University.

In the Louisiana House of Representatives, Carpenter serves as chair of Labor and Industrial Relations Committee. She is a part of the Capital Region Legislative Delegation, the Democratic Caucus, the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, and the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus.