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'''Lelon Luther Kenney''' (March 25, 1935<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/lelon-kenney/e439624631262|title=Lelon Kenney|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=June 24, 2018}}</ref> – June 18, 2018),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=lelon-kenney&pid=189366501&fhid=38115|title=Lelon Kenney|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|date=June 23, 2018|accessdate=June 24, 2018}}</ref> was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] farmer and civic figure from Caldwell Parish in northeastern [[Louisiana]], who represented District 20 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1996 to 2008, during the administrations of [[Governor]]s [[Mike Foster]] and [[Kathleen Blanco]]. He was preceded and succeeded in his House seat by Democrat (later [[Republican Party|Republican]]) [[Noble Ellington]] from Winnsboro in Franklin Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Historial Membership of Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020|publisher=House.louisiana.gov|accessdate=June 24, 2018}}</ref>
'''Lelon Luther Kenney''' (March 25, 1935<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/lelon-kenney/e439624631262|title=Lelon Kenney|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=June 24, 2018}}</ref> – June 18, 2018),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=lelon-kenney&pid=189366501&fhid=38115|title=Lelon Kenney|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]''|date=June 23, 2018|accessdate=June 24, 2018}}</ref> was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] farmer and civic figure from Caldwell Parish in northeastern [[Louisiana]], who represented District 20 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1996 to 2008, during the administrations of [[Governor]]s [[Mike Foster]] and [[Kathleen Blanco]]. He was preceded and succeeded in his House seat by Democrat (later [[Republican Party|Republican]]) [[Noble Ellington]] from Winnsboro in Franklin Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Historial Membership of Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020|publisher=House.louisiana.gov|accessdate=June 24, 2018}}</ref>
Kenney was a long-time member of the Louisiana Farm Bureau, the Caldwell Parish Industrial Board, and the Bayou De Chene Reservoir Commission, of which he was the chairman at the time of his death. He was also chairman of the Homeland Bank Board of Directors. Prior to his legislative tenure, he was an elected member of the Caldwell Parish School Board and the Caldwell Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body. In the legislature, he served on the Education, Environmental Quality Committee, Agriculture, and Forestry committees.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://riserfuneralhomes.com/tribute/details/1576/Lelon-Kenney/obituary.html#tribute-start|title=Obituary of Lelon Kenney|publisher=Riser Funeral Home|location=Columbia, Louisiana|date=June 22, 2018|accessdate=June 26, 2018}}</ref>
Kenney was a long-time member of the Louisiana Farm Bureau, the Caldwell Parish Industrial Board, and the Bayou De Chene Reservoir Commission, of which he was the chairman at the time of his death. He was also chairman of the Homeland Bank Board of Directors. Prior to his legislative tenure, he was an elected member of the Caldwell Parish School Board and the Caldwell Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body. In the legislature, he served on the Education, Environmental Quality Committee, Agriculture, and Forestry committees.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://riserfuneralhomes.com/tribute/details/1576/Lelon-Kenney/obituary.html#tribute-start|title=Obituary of Lelon Kenney|publisher=Riser Funeral Home|location=Columbia, Louisiana|date=June 22, 2018|accessdate=June 26, 2018}}</ref>