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In 1987, Barro nearly unseated [[Republican Party|Republican]] State Representative Arthur W. "Art" Sour, Jr. (1924-2000) in House District 6. On November 16, 1991, Barro won his Senate seat in the same election in which the Democrat [[Edwin  Edwards]] defeated former [[Ku Klux Klan]]sman [[David Duke]] for [[governor]].<ref name=lasos>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10191991/10191991_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 19, 1991|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=December 6, 2012}}</ref> Duke ran as a Republcian without official party support. The incumbent Democratic state senator, Sydney B. Nelson, a Shreveport lawyer, did not seek a fourth term in 1991.

In 1987, Barro nearly unseated [[Republican Party|Republican]] State Representative Arthur W. "Art" Sour, Jr. (1924-2000) in House District 6. On November 16, 1991, Barro won his Senate seat in the same election in which the Democrat [[Edwin  Edwards]] defeated former [[Ku Klux Klan]]sman [[David Duke]] for [[governor]].<ref name=lasos>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10191991/10191991_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 19, 1991|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=December 6, 2012}}</ref> Duke ran as a Republcian without official party support. The incumbent Democratic state senator, Sydney B. Nelson, a Shreveport lawyer, did not seek a fourth term in 1991.

Barro defeated Republican Ronald Bradford "Ron" Fayard (1946–2011), a 1964 graduate of Bossier High School and <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-bradford-fayard&pid=149165509&fhid=11119|title=Ronald Bradfvord Fayard obituary|publisher=''Shreveport Times'', March 11, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> a Realtor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realproguide.com/USA/Louisiana/Bossier/Bossier-City/|title=Real Estate Guide Directory in Bossier City|publisher=realproguide.com|accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref> from [[Bossier City]], 59-41 percent.<ref name=lasos/> In 1995, Barro ran a strong third in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] but lost a [[general election]] berth to another Democrat, Melissa Flournoy, a state representative who was in turn handily defeated by the Republican [[Max T. Malone]] of Shreveport.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref>​

Barro defeated Republican Ronald Bradford "Ron" Fayard (1946–2011), a 1964 graduate of Bossier High School and <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-bradford-fayard&pid=149165509&fhid=11119|title=Ronald Bradfvord Fayard obituary|publisher=''Shreveport Times'', March 11, 2011|accessdate=March 11, 2011}}</ref> a Realtor from [[Bossier City]], 59-41 percent.<ref name=lasos/> In 1995, Barro ran a strong third in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] but lost a [[general election]] berth to another Democrat, Melissa Flournoy, a state representative who was in turn handily defeated by the Republican [[Max T. Malone]] of Shreveport.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref>​

Barro graduated from Captain Shreve High School, where one of his classmates was future Shreveport [[Mayor]] Keith Hightower. Barro received his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], and procured his legal degree from the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He is [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.legis.state.la.us/senators/Archives/1995/Members/barro.htm|title=Senator Gregory J. "Greg" Barro|publisher=senate.legis.la.us|accessdate=March 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>"Louisiana: Barro, Gregory John", ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004'', 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence,  [[New Jersey]], 2003), p. 769.</ref>​

Barro graduated from Captain Shreve High School, where one of his classmates was future Shreveport [[Mayor]] Keith Hightower. Barro received his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], and procured his legal degree from the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He is [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.legis.state.la.us/senators/Archives/1995/Members/barro.htm|title=Senator Gregory J. "Greg" Barro|publisher=senate.legis.la.us|accessdate=March 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>"Louisiana: Barro, Gregory John", ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004'', 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence,  [[New Jersey]], 2003), p. 769.</ref>​