Congressman Charlie Melancon
Meet Charlie Melancon
 
Charlie Melancon is currently serving his first term in Congress representing the 3rd District of Louisiana.  The district covers much of South Louisiana, stretching from St. Bernard Parish in the east, going through the river parishes and along the coast, and extending all the way to Iberia and St. Martin parishes in the west.
 
Charlie’s top priorities are creating more jobs and economic opportunities in the 3rd District and across rural America, lowering the costs of healthcare, and giving our children the education they need to succeed.  As a member of the Agriculture, Resources, and Science committees, he has an impact on nearly every facet of life and business in Louisiana including farm and agriculture policy, management of our oil and gas resources, and fisheries.
 
After his tenure in the 1970’s as Executive Director of South Central Planning and Development Commission where he worked to build infrastructure and lay the groundwork for important economic development initiatives like Port Fourchon and the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP), Charlie became a successful small businessman and entrepreneur.  From 1987 to 1993 he served as a State Representative in the Louisiana Legislature.
 
Before coming to Congress, he spent 11 years as the President and General Manger of the American Sugar Cane League where he worked to protect and grow Louisiana’s sugar industry and the 27,000 jobs and the $2 billion in economic impact it provides.
 
A graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a degree in Agri-Business, Charlie has served as chair of the LSU Ag Development Council and as vice chair of the South Louisiana Economic Council based in Thibodaux. He is a member of the Assumption Parish Farm Bureau, the UL-Lafayette Alumni Association, Ducks Unlimited, Kappa Sigma Alumni Association and Friends of Christ Church as well as many other civic and professional groups.
 
Charlie still lives in his hometown of Napoleonville, traveling to Washington only for votes and committee meetings.  Charlie and his wife, the former Peachy Clark, have been married for 34 years. They have two children, Charles Joseph (Seph), and Claire. Their daughter-in-law is Cheraine Blanchard Melancon.
 
Washington, DC Office
404 Cannon House Office Building
Tel: 202.225.4031
Fax: 202.226.3944
Houma
423 Lafayette St, Ste. 107
Houma, LA 70360
Tel: 985.876.3033
Fax: 985.872.4449
Chalmette
8201 W. Judge Perez Dr.
Chalmette, LA 70043
Tel: 504.271.1707
Fax: 504.271.1756
Gonzales
828 South Irma Boulevard
Gonzales, LA
Tel: 225.621.8490
Toll-Free: 866.289.9210
Fax: 225.621.8493
New Iberia
124 East Main Street
Suite 220-A
New Iberia, LA 70560
Tel: 337.367.8231
Fax: 337.369.7084