Shirley D. Bowler

Who is Shirley D. Bowler?

Shirley Duvigneaud Bowler is a writer and editor who served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 until term-limited in 2008. A Republican, she represented Louisiana House District 78, which includes her hometown of Harahan, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish in suburban New Orleans. She was succeeded by current Representative Kirk Talbot. During much of her House tenure, her District 77 colleague from St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes was Diane Winston, a fellow Republican.

Bowler was elected to the House in the nonpartisan blanket primary held in October 1991, when she unseated incumbent Republican Robert T. Garrity, Jr., 8,986 to 6,167.

In the House, Bowler served on the following committees:

House Legislative Services Council

Civil Law and Procedure

Insurance

Labor and Industrial Relations

House Special Committee on Disaster Planning - Jefferson Subcommittee

House Special Committee on Disaster Planning, Crisis Management, Recovery & Long-Term Revitalization

On September 11, 2006, Bowler represented the Louisiana Legislative Women’s Caucus on the annual convention program of the American Bankers Insurance Association in Washington, D.C. Bowler has also been active in the Louisiana State Law Institute, serving on its Bond for Deed Committee and Visitation Committee.