| − | Prior to his legislative service, Burford was one of eleven members of the DeSoto Parish Police Jury (the parish governing council), having represented District 3 from 1996 to 2008. He is a member of the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce.<ref>[http://desotoparishchamber.net/members.htm Members<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Representative Burford pledged to support Blueprint Louisiana, a group which proposes reforms in the way Louisiana conducts its state government and promotes high technology and economic development. It is chaired by former State Representative Sean Reilly of [[Baton Rouge]], an officer of Lamar Advertising Company in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>[http://www.blueprintlouisiana.org/candidates_shreveport.cfm: Blueprint Louisiana – To Fundamentally Improve Louisiana</ref> | + | Prior to his legislative service, Burford was one of eleven members of the DeSoto Parish Police Jury (the parish governing council), having represented District 3 from 1996 to 2008. He is a member of the DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce. Representative Burford pledged to support Blueprint Louisiana, a group which proposes reforms in the way Louisiana conducts its state government and promotes high technology and economic development. It is chaired by former State Representative Sean Reilly of [[Baton Rouge]], an officer of Lamar Advertising Company in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>[http://www.blueprintlouisiana.org/candidates_shreveport.cfm: Blueprint Louisiana – To Fundamentally Improve Louisiana</ref> |