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House District 62 in East and West Feliciana parishes has considerable state government employment at hospitals and correctional faciities. West Feliciana is a tourist mecca with antique shops and bed and breakfast facilities. There are also some large employers, including chemical plants and Entergy’s Riverbend Nuclear Energy plant. The district supports dairy and cattle farming. Families and white collar workers have increasingly vacated the Baton Rouge area in search of quieter towns like St. Francisville and surrounding communities in West Feliciana Parish.​

House District 62 in East and West Feliciana parishes has considerable state government employment at hospitals and correctional faciities. West Feliciana is a tourist mecca with antique shops and bed and breakfast facilities. There are also some large employers, including chemical plants and Entergy’s Riverbend Nuclear Energy plant. The district supports dairy and cattle farming. Families and white collar workers have increasingly vacated the Baton Rouge area in search of quieter towns like St. Francisville and surrounding communities in West Feliciana Parish.​

As a representative, McVea pushed for vocational education in high schools<ref name=mlgs/> and advocated for improved teacher salaries.<ref name=mlgs/> He pushed for a plan to obtain permanent financing for the state's highways. He has encouraged the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to study ways of raising additional revenue through the marketing of the state's historic sites.<ref name=mlgs/> In his final term, McVea was the vice chairman of the House Insurance Committee. He also served on Appropriations, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and the Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.<ref name=house/>​

As a representative, McVea pushed for vocational education in high schools and advocated for improved teacher salaries.<ref name=mlgs/> He pushed for a plan to obtain permanent financing for the state's highways. He has encouraged the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to study ways of raising additional revenue through the marketing of the state's historic sites.<ref name=mlgs/> In his final term, McVea was the vice chairman of the House Insurance Committee. He also served on Appropriations, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and the Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.<ref name=house/>​

In the contest to succeed the term-limited McVea, Republican Kenny Havard of St. Francisville defeated the Democrat Ken Dawson in the general election held on November 19, 2011. Havard polled 6,626 votes (61.4 percent) to Dawson's 4,170 (38.6 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative), November 19, 2011.</ref>​

In the contest to succeed the term-limited McVea, Republican Kenny Havard of St. Francisville defeated the Democrat Ken Dawson in the general election held on November 19, 2011. Havard polled 6,626 votes (61.4 percent) to Dawson's 4,170 (38.6 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative), November 19, 2011.</ref>​

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