Representative Jack McFarland was the recipient of the Louisiana State Firemen’s Association (LSFA) Legislator of the Year award for 2026 on September 2nd. LSFA President Mark Treadway presented the award.

“As the 2025/2026 President of the LSFA, it was an honor to present this award to him,” said Treadway. “As Chair of Appropriations, he has truly been a friend to the parishes he represents and the Louisiana Fire Service!”

Representing District 13 in the Louisiana Legislature, which covers Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, and Winn parishes, McFarland assumed office on January 11, 2016, and is now the Chairperson of the Appropriations Committee, Vice Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and a member of the Joint Capital Outlay Committee. He has also served as Chairman of the Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Committee, and as a member of the Labor and Industrial Relations Committee and Natural Resources and Environment Committee.