Career
On January 11, 2016, McFarland succeeded outgoing Republican Representative James R. Fannin, who was elected to the District 35 seat in the Louisiana State Senate in the primary election held on October 24, 2015. McFarland resides in Winnfield and has lived in the other Winn Parish communities of Chatam, Calvin, and Dodson. He has served on the Winn Parish Police Jury and worked at the Police Jury Association of Louisiana.
He was formerly employed by the Winn Parish Enterprise weekly newspaper.
