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Todd S. Clemons Valerie and her husband Todd have been married
Fourth Board District for 31 years and are the parents of two children.
Todd S. Clemons is the founder of Todd Clemons & Ste. G, 17732 Highland Rd.
Associates in Lake Charles. His primary areas of practice Baton Rouge, LA 70810
are criminal defense, post-conviction relief and general (504)813-3633
civil litigation. He received his undergraduate degree
from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and his JD Kelly M. Rabalais
degree, magna cum laude, from Southern University Fifth Board District
Law Center. He was admitted to practice in Louisiana Kelly M. Rabalais is chief administrative officer
in 1987. Todd S. Clemons for St. Tammany Parish Government. She received a
Todd is a former assistant district attorney in Calcasieu BA degree in political science in 1996 from Louisiana
Parish and a former federal prosecutor in the U.S. District State University and her JD degree in 1999 from LSU
Court, Western District of Louisiana. He also served as Paul M. Hebert Law Center. She was admitted to prac-
judge pro tempore in 14th Judicial District Court. tice in Louisiana in 2000.
He currently serves on the Louisiana Supreme Court Kelly was elected to the Louisiana State Bar As-
Committee on Bar Admissions as a bar examiner. He sociation’s Nominating Committee in 2018 and 2019
writes the criminal law, procedure and evidence portion and is a member of the Committee on the Profession.
of the exam. He also is a member of the Judicial Council She is a member of the Federal Bar Association
of the Louisiana Supreme Court. New Orleans Chapter’s board of directors and Gov-
In his community, he is a member of the Sowela Foun- Valerie Turner ernment Relations Committee. She is serving a 2018-
dation which raises funds for Sowela Community College Schexnayder 21 term on the Lawyer Disciplinary Committee of the
in Lake Charles. He also served as president of the board U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. She
of directors of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southwest also is a member of the 22nd Judicial District Bar As-
Louisiana. He is a life member of Omega Psi Phi Frater- sociation, serving as 2017 and 2018 Women in Law
nity, Inc., serving as the four-state Ninth District repre- chair and 2019 Community Outreach chair. She re-
sentative. He is a member of Christian Baptist Church, ceived the 2016 BGR (Bureau of Governmental Re-
serving as a moderator and on the board of directors. search) Excellence in Government Merit Award.
Todd and his wife, Stefanie O. Clemons, have been In her community, she is a member of the Safe Ha-
married for 32 years and are the parents of two children. ven Foundation.
1740 Ryan St., Lake Charles, LA 70601 Kelly and her husband, J. Michael Rabalais, Jr.,
(337)477-0000 • fax (337)477-4580 have been married for 23 years and are the parents of
email: todd@toddclemons.com Kelly M. Rabalais two children.
website: www.toddclemons.com 21490 Koop Dr., Mandeville, LA 70471
(985)898-2334
Valerie Turner Schexnayder email: kmrabalais@stpgov.org
Fifth Board District
Valerie Turner Schexnayder is a special coun- Edward L. Tarpley, Jr.
sel with Mickey S. deLaup, A.P.L.C. She previously Sixth Board District
served as a Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) Edward L. Tarpley, Jr. is the owner of Edward L.
Distinguished Access to Justice Pro Bono Fellow, Tarpley, Jr., A.P.L.C., in Alexandria. He received a BA
partnering with the Baton Rouge Bar Association as it degree in history in 1976 from Louisiana State Uni-
develops and grows its pro bono outreach to veterans Edward L. versity and his JD degree in 1979 from LSU Paul M.
and their families. She received a BBA degree in 1986 Tarpley, Jr. Hebert Law Center. He was admitted to practice in
from Loyola University and her JD degree, cum laude, Louisiana in 1980.
in 1989 from Tulane University Law School. She was Ed served in the Louisiana State Bar Association’s
admitted to practice in Louisiana in 1989. House of Delegates from 1992-94 and 2016-18. He is
Valerie previously represented the 19th Judicial a member of the Alexandria Bar Association, the Loui-
District in the LSBA’s House of Delegates and was a siana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and
District 2 representative on the Young Lawyers Divi- The Federalist Society.
sion Council from 1997-99. She is a member of the In his community, he is a member of the Alexan-
Access to Justice Commission and served on the Bar dria Rotary Club, vice president and a board of trust-
Governance Committee and Continuing Legal Edu- ees member for the Cenla Pregnancy Center and a
cation Committee. She was the recipient of the 1999 member of the Louisiana Governor’s Prayer Breakfast
LSBA Young Lawyers Division’s Michaelle Pitard Steering Committee.
Wynne Professionalism Award. Ed and his wife, Deborah Campbell Tarpley, are the
She is a member of the Baton Rouge Bar Associa- parents of seven children.
tion. In her community, she currently serves on the 819 Johnston St., Alexandria, LA 71301
board of directors for the Tiger Athletic Foundation, (318)487-1460 • fax (318)487-1462
the Junior League of Baton Rouge, the Emerge Center email: edwardtarpley@att.net
Foundation and as vice chair of the Capital Area Fi- website: www.edtarpley.com
nance Authority’s board of trustees.