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→Returning to the state Senate, 1994
In 1994, Lambert returned to the state Senate, when the longtime incumbent Joe Sevario, of Prairieville, resigned. Lambert won the [[special election]] over his fellow Democrat, later Republican, "Jeff" Diez, 9,068 (57 percent) to 6,965 (43 percent). He was reelected in 1995 over the Republican Kirk T. Harrison, 37,876 (80 percent) to 9,655 (20 percent). Unopposed in 1999, Lambert did not seek another term in 2003.
In 1994, Lambert returned to the state Senate, when the longtime incumbent Joe Sevario, of Prairieville, resigned. Lambert won the [[special election]] over his fellow Democrat, later Republican, "Jeff" Diez, 9,068 (57 percent) to 6,965 (43 percent). He was reelected in 1995 over the Republican Kirk T. Harrison, 37,876 (80 percent) to 9,655 (20 percent). Unopposed in 1999, Lambert did not seek another term in 2003.
Lambert was chairman of the Senate Environmental Committee. He worked closely with Republican Senator Robert J. Barham of Oak Ridge in Morehouse Parish, on various environmental questions, including the preservation of the state's shrinking wetlands. Lambert, loyal Democrat, even donated to Barham's unsuccessful congressional campaign in 2002.
Lambert was chairman of the Senate Environmental Committee. He worked closely with Republican Senator [[Robert J. Barham]] of Oak Ridge in Morehouse Parish, on various environmental questions, including the preservation of the state's shrinking wetlands. Lambert, loyal Democrat, even donated to Barham's unsuccessful congressional campaign in 2002.
Lambert was appointed in 2002 as one of the sixteen members of the prestigious Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors by Republican Governor [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. Foster, Jr.]] Lambert and Foster had been state senators together during 1995. The six-year term on the LSU board ended on June 1, 2008.
Lambert was appointed in 2002 as one of the sixteen members of the prestigious Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors by Republican Governor [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. Foster, Jr.]] Lambert and Foster had been state senators together during 1995. The six-year term on the LSU board ended on June 1, 2008.