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In 1876, Lawrason was elected as parish judge and served until 1879, when the position was abolished. He was active in the Ballot Reform League and served on the West Feliciana Parish School Board from 1884 to 1905. From 1887 to 1923, he was a member of the board of supervisors of [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge, through which forum he became an early advocate of co-education.<ref name=lahist/>
In 1876, Lawrason was elected as parish judge and served until 1879, when the position was abolished. He was active in the Ballot Reform League and served on the West Feliciana Parish School Board from 1884 to 1905. From 1887 to 1923, he was a member of the board of supervisors of [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge, through which forum he became an early advocate of co-education.<ref name=lahist/>
Lawrason's senatorial terms were twenty years apart - 1896-1900 and 1920-1924.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana Senate, 1880 - Present (East and West Feliciana parishes)|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref> He was the vice-president of the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1898, the same year that he authored the Lawrason Act. In 1908, he ran unsuccessfully for the office of lieutenant governor, losing to his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Paul M. Lambremont. From 1908 to 1912, Lawrason was a member of the Louisiana State Board of Education (now the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education), with parallel service still on the LSU board of supervisors.<ref name=lahist/>
Lawrason's senatorial terms were twenty years apart - 1896-1900 and 1920-1924.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana Senate, 1880 - Present (East and West Feliciana parishes)|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=May 11, 2020}}</ref> He was the vice-president of the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1898, the same year that he authored the Lawrason Act. In 1908, he ran unsuccessfully for the office of lieutenant governor, losing to his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Paul M. Lambremont. From 1908 to 1912, Lawrason was a member of the Louisiana State Board of Education (now the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education), with parallel service still on the LSU board of supervisors.<ref name=lahist/>
Lawrason's place of death is unknown. He is interred at the Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery in St. Francisville.<ref>''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' November 9, 1924.</ref>
Lawrason's place of death is unknown. He is interred at the Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery in St. Francisville.<ref>''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' November 9, 1924.</ref>