National Public Elected Official of The Year
The Honorable Ed Larvadain, III – LA State Representative
Louisiana State Representative Ed Larvadain, III was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to the late Edward Larvadain, Jr. and Patricia D. Larvadain. He attended J. B. Nachman Elementary, Scott M. Brame Junior High and Alexandria Senior High.
In 1987, he graduated from Southern University in Baton Rouge with a degree in Political Science and earned a Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center in 1992.
Louisiana State Representative Ed Larvadain, III was elected to the Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 26 on February 23, 2019.
He is a member of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, the Louisiana Democratic Caucus and sits on the following House committees: Civil Law and Procedure, of which he currently serves as Vice Chairman, Labor and Industrial Relations and House and Governmental Affairs. He has also served on the Health & Welfare committee and Transportation, Highways and Public Works committee. He was also a past member of the Subcommittee on Mental Health of House Committee on Health & Welfare.
Before becoming State Representative, Ed Larvadain, III was a member of the Alexandria City Council from December 2008 to January 2019, representing District 1. He served as President of the Alexandria City Council and also served as Chairman of Finance and Legal Committees.
He is currently an attorney in private practice, concentrating in the areas of Family and Personal Injury Law working with his brother Malcolm X. Larvadain. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and Louis A. Martinent Legal Society. He volunteers countless hours in assisting organizations, schools, churches and nonprofits in the community. He is a past president of the Arts Council of Central Louisiana and a member of the Rose of Sharon Baptist Church.
In 2025, Rep. Larvadain was given the Public Elected Person of the Year award by the National Association of Social Workers, Louisiana Chapter. In 2026, he was given the National Elected Public Official of the Year Award by the same organization. Rep. Larvadain was also recognized as the 2025 Legislator of the Year by the Childcare Association of Louisiana. Rep. Larvadain also received the Political Awareness and Involvement 2023 Outstanding Community Service Award from the Alexandria (LA) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
He is married to Cynthia H. Larvadain.