From 1981 to 1984, she was an assistant professor at her ''alma mater,'' the Southern University Law School. Thereafter, she was an assistant district attorney and an assistant state attorney general. While in the legislature, she continued her law practice in Grambling, where she was active in civic affairs, having served on the Grambling Economic Development Task Force.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.louisiana.gov/boards/board_members.asp?board=81|title=Grambling Economic Development Task Force|publisher=legis.louisiana.gov|accessdate=September 26, 2009}}</ref> | From 1981 to 1984, she was an assistant professor at her ''alma mater,'' the Southern University Law School. Thereafter, she was an assistant district attorney and an assistant state attorney general. While in the legislature, she continued her law practice in Grambling, where she was active in civic affairs, having served on the Grambling Economic Development Task Force.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.louisiana.gov/boards/board_members.asp?board=81|title=Grambling Economic Development Task Force|publisher=legis.louisiana.gov|accessdate=September 26, 2009}}</ref> |