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In 2001, and again in the spring of 2005, Templet was elected without opposition<ref name=mobilelgs/> to the Gretna City Council.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Municipal Election Returns, April 7, 2001.</ref> He was thereafter elected to House District 85 in 2007, when the long-term Republican incumbent [[Joseph F. Toomy]] was term-limited. To win the legislative seat, Templet handily defeated in a runoff election fellow Republican Billy Arnold, 6,687 to 2,410 votes.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Legislative election returns, October 20, 2007</ref> Templet served on the House committees on Ways and Means, Administration of Criminal Justice, and Judiciary and the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay.<ref name=templet/>​

In 2001, and again in the spring of 2005, Templet was elected without opposition<ref name=mobilelgs/> to the Gretna City Council.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Municipal Election Returns, April 7, 2001.</ref> He was thereafter elected to House District 85 in 2007, when the long-term Republican incumbent [[Joseph F. Toomy]] was term-limited. To win the legislative seat, Templet handily defeated in a runoff election fellow Republican Billy Arnold, 6,687 to 2,410 votes.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Legislative election returns, October 20, 2007</ref> Templet served on the House committees on Ways and Means, Administration of Criminal Justice, and Judiciary and the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay.<ref name=templet/>​

 

Templet owns and operates two food-catering businesses in Gretna. His family is certified to care for foster children. He was the founding member and past president of the Gretna Economic Development Association and the Gretna Heritage Festival. A lifelong resident of the West Bank of the [[Mississippi River]], Templet remained behind when [[Hurricane Katrina]] struck and worked with law enforcement officials in recovery efforts.<ref name=mobilelgs>"Rep. Templet, Ricky J. (R)," mobilelgs.com, accessed July 10, 2011; material no longer on-line.</ref> District 85 incurred huge damage from Katrina in 2005, but residents have mostly repaired their homes. Many commute to jobs on the East Bank of the river. Others work within Jefferson Parish in shopping centers, small businesses, and offices that are located along the West Bank Expressway.<ref name=mobilelgs/>​

Templet owns and operates two food-catering businesses in Gretna. His family is certified to care for foster children. He was the founding member and past president of the Gretna Economic Development Association and the Gretna Heritage Festival. A lifelong resident of the West Bank of the [[Mississippi River]], Templet remained behind when [[Hurricane Katrina]] struck and worked with law enforcement officials in recovery efforts.<ref name=mobilelgs>"Rep. Templet, Ricky J. (R)," mobilelgs.com, accessed July 10, 2011; material no longer on-line.</ref> District 85 incurred huge damage from Katrina in 2005, but residents have mostly repaired their homes. Many commute to jobs on the East Bank of the river. Others work within Jefferson Parish in shopping centers, small businesses, and offices that are located along the West Bank Expressway.<ref name=mobilelgs/>​