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|alma_mater=Pineville High School<br>

|alma_mater=Pineville High School<br>

[[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]<br>

[[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]<br>

Southern University Law School<br>

Southern University<br>

in [[Baton Rouge]]

Law School ([[Baton Rouge]])

| occupation=[[Attorney]]

| occupation=[[Attorney]]

| religion=[[United Methodist]]

| religion=[[United Methodist]]

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'''Rick Lamar Farrar''', known as '''Rick L. Farrar''' (February 12, 1960 &ndash; December 18, 2018)<ref name=findagrave>Rick Lamar Farrar (1960-2018) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed May 3, 2021.</ref> was an [[attorney]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], [[Louisiana]], who served as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for District 27 in northern and eastern Rapides Parish from 1992 to 1996 and again from 2000 to 2008.

'''Rick Lamar Farrar''', known as '''Rick L. Farrar''' (February 12, 1960 &ndash; December 18, 2018) was an [[attorney]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], [[Louisiana]], who served as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for District 27 in northern and eastern Rapides Parish from 1992 to 1996 and again from 2000 to 2008.<ref name=findagrave>Rick Lamar Farrar (1960-2018) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed May 3, 2021.</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

Farrar was born in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], the son of Terry Lynn "Buddy" Farrar (1938-2002), a native of Springhill in Webster Parish and the former Marilyn Price (born 1941). In 1978, he graduated from  Pinevlle High School. He completed his undergraduate studies at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana State University at which he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, He procured his legal degree from the historically black Southern University School of Law in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He established his law practice in Pineville.<ref name=findagrave/>

Farrar was born in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], the son of Terry Lynn "Buddy" Farrar (1938-2002), a native of Springhill in Webster Parish and the former Marilyn Price (born 1941). In 1978, he graduated from  Pinevlle High School. He completed his undergraduate studies at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana State University at which he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, He procured his legal degree from the historically black Southern University School of Law in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He established his law practice in Pineville.<ref name=findagrave/>

He had two sons, Hunter Newman Farrar (born 1992) and Cole Farrar with his widow, the former Dana Newman. Rick never missed a single one of his sons' [[football]], [[basketball]], and [[baseball]]  games. He was a [[United Methodist]].<ref name=findagrave/​>

He had two sons, Hunter Newman Farrar (born 1992) and Cole Farrar, from his marriage to the former Dana Newman. Rick never missed a single one of his sons' [[football]], [[basketball]], and [[baseball]]  games. He was a [[United Methodist]].<ref name=findagrave/>

==Election history==

==Election history==