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In 2010, Chabert voted to require [[sonogram]]s for women contemplating [[abortion]]. He vote against allowing insurance companies to cover elective abortions. Chabert voted to impose penalties to those participating in cockfighting, a particularly sordid activity popular among some in Louisiana. He supported making the state [[tobacco]] tax permanent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=116725|title=Senator Norby Chabert|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref> Chabert voted 55 percent of the time in 2010 with the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. The Louisiana Family Forum gave him a 78 percent rating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=116725|title=Senator Norby Chabert|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref> In 2011, Chabert voted against the congressional [[redistricting]] bill because Houma and Thibodaux have been split between the 1st and the 3rd congressional districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehayride.com/2011/04/legislature-passes-congressional-redistricting-bill-gop-star-is-born/|title=Legislature Passes Congressional Redistricting Bill, GOP Star Is Born|date= April 13, 2011|publisher=thehayride.com|accessdate=September 1, 2011}}</ref>​
 
In 2010, Chabert voted to require [[sonogram]]s for women contemplating [[abortion]]. He vote against allowing insurance companies to cover elective abortions. Chabert voted to impose penalties to those participating in cockfighting, a particularly sordid activity popular among some in Louisiana. He supported making the state [[tobacco]] tax permanent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=116725|title=Senator Norby Chabert|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref> Chabert voted 55 percent of the time in 2010 with the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. The Louisiana Family Forum gave him a 78 percent rating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=116725|title=Senator Norby Chabert|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref> In 2011, Chabert voted against the congressional [[redistricting]] bill because Houma and Thibodaux have been split between the 1st and the 3rd congressional districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehayride.com/2011/04/legislature-passes-congressional-redistricting-bill-gop-star-is-born/|title=Legislature Passes Congressional Redistricting Bill, GOP Star Is Born|date= April 13, 2011|publisher=thehayride.com|accessdate=September 1, 2011}}</ref>​
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Chabert ran unopposed for a second term in the Senate in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 22, 2011. He won his third Senate term in 2015 with 11,921 votes (51.1 percent) in a race against his fellow Republican [[Michael Fesi]] who polled 9,944 votes (42.6 percent). The remaining 1,456 ballots (6.2 percent) went to the No-Party candidate, Mark Atzenhoffer.​
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Chabert ran unopposed for a second term in the Senate in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 22, 2011. He won his third Senate term in 2015 with 11,921 votes (51.1 percent) in a race against his fellow Republican [[Michael Fesi]] who polled 9,944 votes (42.6 percent). The remaining 1,456 ballots (6.2 percent) went to the No-Party candidate, Mark Atzenhoffer.​<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref>​ Fesi rebounded to win the race to succeed Chabert in 2019.
<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref>​ Fesi rebounded to win the race to succeed Chabert in 2019.
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On February 2, 2013, the Chaberts, Leonard J., Marty J., and Norbert N., were inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield, along with several other individuals, including former [[Sheriff]] Leonard R. "Pop" Hataway of Grant Parish, the late State Senator Charles Clem Barham, and [[George Dement]], the former mayor of [[Bossier City].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winnparishenterprise.com/view/full_story/20890816/article-2013-Louisiana-Political-Hall-of-Fame-inductees-announced|title=2013 Louisiana Political Hall of Fame inductees announced|date=November 20, 2012|publisher=''Winn Parish Enterprise''|accessdate=January 28, 2013}}</ref>​
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On February 2, 2013, the Chaberts, Leonard J., Marty J., and Norbert N., were inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|url=ttp://winnparishenterprise.com/view/full_story/20890816/article-2013-Louisiana-Political-Hall-of-Fame-inductees-announced|title=2013 Louisiana Political Hall of Fame inductees announced|date=November 20, 2012|publisher=''Winn Parish Enterprise''|accessdate=January 28, 2013}}</ref> in Winnfield, along with several others, including former [[Sheriff]] Leonard R. "Pop" Hataway of Grant Parish, the late State Senator Charles Clem Barham (1934-2010), and George Elyott Dement, Jr. (1922-2014).<ref>2013 Louisiana Political Hall of Fame inductees announced|date=November 20, 2012|publisher=''Winn Parish Enterprise''|accessdate=January 28, 2013}}</ref>​
    
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