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An Acadiana resident now holds a high-ranking position in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Phillip DeVillier of Eunice has been elected Speaker of the House.
DeVillier replaces his fellow Republican, Clay Schexnayder of Sorrento, who had been speaker since 2020. Schexnayder left the House last year to make an unsuccessful run for Secretary of State.
DeVillier was elected in 2015 to represent the 41st Louisiana House district, which includes parts of Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry Parishes.
He owns a moving company.
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