Serving north Monroe: Forsythe, River Oaks, and the Garden District.
Common sense, delivered. A record you can check.
I ran in 2020 on competence and follow-through. That’s what I’ve tried to deliver for District 1: returning the call, chasing down the fix, asking hard questions about how the city spends money, and voting the way I told you I would.
I’m a small business owner, born and raised in north Louisiana. I bring the same standard to the council floor that I bring to my own counter: understand the operation, and fix the real problem instead of the easy one.
The 2016 flood exposed how much drainage and road work District 1 had gone without. Since taking office in 2020, I have pushed every budget cycle for the infrastructure to fix it. We are still doing that work in 2026, because flood resilience is a standard you hold year after year, not a one time repair.
New investment in Forsythe Park, one of the district’s anchors, so families have a place worth showing up for.
I voted for the Monroe council resolution backing it and worked with the Southern Rail Commission to keep Monroe and north Louisiana in the plan. It is a long game, but a stop here pays off for the whole region.
I did not come to the Council from politics. I came from the plant floor and the small business counter. Here is the experience I bring to District 1, and to whatever north Louisiana needs next.
I spent my career in manufacturing across north Louisiana, in plants and operations, including leadership roles with Drax, a multinational producer of sustainable wood pellets. I learned how things actually get built, and how to lead the people who build them.
I own The UPS Store in West Monroe and Ruston. I am a small business owner who serves small business owners, handling the shipping, printing, and daily logistics that keep area businesses running.
I earned my bachelor’s and M.B.A. at Louisiana Tech University. I am a graduate of Leadership Ouachita and Leadership Louisiana, and a Monroe Chamber Top 20 Under 40 honoree. I serve on the Louisiana Delta Community College advisory board because the trades and two-year programs are the surest path to a good life for a lot of our people.
Board member, Boys and Girls Club of North Louisiana. Board member, Louisiana Delta Foundation. Volunteer with Friends of Forsythe Park and the Northeast Louisiana Food Bank. Member, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Supporting the arts is part of being a good neighbor. Through The UPS Store, we give in-kind support to the Masur Museum of Art, Louisiana Delta Ballet, and other local arts and cultural groups.
Elected to represent Monroe City Council District 1 in 2020, serving north Monroe including the Forsythe, River Oaks, and Garden District neighborhoods. Served on the I-20 Economic Development District board from 2020 to 2024.
USATF course certifier. I measure and certify road-race courses across the region for accuracy, so runners’ times count where it matters.
The work happens on the doorstep, in the park, and in council chambers. A look at the work, up close.
Recent coverage of the work and the campaign in District 1.
Doug sponsored an ordinance adding oversight and restrictions on sober living homes in the city.
Read the storyDoug argued a redraw is unnecessary because the current maps already comply with Louisiana law.
Read the storyDoug invited District 1 residents to a town hall to hear concerns and answer questions face to face.
Read the storyDoug pushed to drop swimming fees at city pools so more kids could get in the water over the summer.
Read the storyDoug’s colleagues elected him chairman of the Monroe City Council, a vote of confidence from across the body.
Read the storyThe Ouachita Citizen’s coverage of the sober living ordinance Doug sponsored to add oversight in city neighborhoods.
Read the storyA missed pickup, a pothole, a code issue, a streetlight out. Tell me and I’ll route it to the right department and follow up.
The fastest way to get something fixed: report it through my constituent-services portal. You get a tracking code, and I follow it to resolution.
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