Malinda White

Education

She graduated in 1983 from Varnado High School in Varnado in Washington Parish. Thereafter she studied at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.

Career

On January 11, 2016, White succeeds Harold Ritchie, a Bogalusa mortician, who was term-limited after twelve years in the legislature. White is the daughter of Leo and Lazette Thomas Brumfield. In 1994, she obtained her real estate license.

She is active in the First Baptist Church of Bogalusa.

Achievements

• In 2002 she became a certified facilitator of Achieve Global Leadership Curriculum. She is a departing member of the Bogalusa City Council, the founder and chairwoman of the Bogalusa Blues and Heritage Festival, the founding member of the Bogalusa Gospel Music Festival.

Membership

White has also served as a member of several civic organizations including, Youth Service Bureau of Washington & Saint Tammany Parish, Court Appointed Special Advocate, Washington Parish Poole"s Bluff Nature Trail Advisory Council, the Bogalusa Parks, Recreational, and Culture Commission, the Bogalusa Civic League, the Washington Parish Fair Board, Cassidy Park Museums Board, Washington Parish Commission on Human Services, and Washington Parish Economic Development Foundation.