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In 2005, Kennard was among twenty-one legislators who toured areas ravaged by [[Hurricane Katrina]]. The lawmaker said: "To me, it just looks like swampland. There's not even the remnants of homes for blocks ... I think it should make all of us humble. It should make all of us sympathetic. It should make all of us thankful for what we have been spared." The legislators toured the area three days before they convened for a special session called by Democratic [[Governor]] [[Kathleen Blanco]] to consider hurricane-recovery issues.​

In 2005, Kennard was among twenty-one legislators who toured areas ravaged by [[Hurricane Katrina]]. The lawmaker said: "To me, it just looks like swampland. There's not even the remnants of homes for blocks ... I think it should make all of us humble. It should make all of us sympathetic. It should make all of us thankful for what we have been spared." The legislators toured the area three days before they convened for a special session called by Democratic [[Governor]] [[Kathleen Blanco]] to consider hurricane-recovery issues.​

Kennard was active in the successful campaign to separate Central City public schools from the East Baton Rouge Parish system. He also worked to procure funding for roads in his district and to finance the diversion canal of the Comite River.<ref name=wlox>{{cite web|url=http://www.wlox.com/story/15188785/former-state-rep-donald-ray-kennard-hospitalized|title=Former state Rep. Donald Ray Kennard hospitalized|publisher=WLOX.com|accessdate=August 7, 2011}}</ref>

Kennard was active in the successful campaign to separate Central City public schools from the East Baton Rouge Parish system. He also worked to procure funding for roads in his district and to finance the diversion canal of the Comite River.<ref name=wlox>{{cite web|url=http://www.wlox.com/story/15188785/former-state-rep-donald-ray-kennard-hospitalized|title=Former state Rep. Donald Ray Kennard hospitalized|publisher=WLOX.com|accessdate=August 7, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref>

Term-limited, Kennard could not seek a ninth four-year term in the primary held on October 20, 2007. Both of the state House candidates who entered the primary were Republicans. Clifton S. "Clif" Richardson, an East Baton Rouge Parish [[business]]man, justice of the peace, and friend of Kennard's, defeated Edward "Clarke" Clark, 8,610 votes (67 percent) to 4,193 (33 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, August 7, 2011.</ref>​

Term-limited, Kennard could not seek a ninth four-year term in the primary held on October 20, 2007. Both of the state House candidates who entered the primary were Republicans. Clifton S. "Clif" Richardson, an East Baton Rouge Parish [[business]]man, justice of the peace, and friend of Kennard's, defeated Edward "Clarke" Clark, 8,610 votes (67 percent) to 4,193 (33 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, August 7, 2011.</ref>​

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==Death==

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