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Elizabeth Conway Griffin - District 3 
903 North Jake Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601 
337-436-0318

Elizabeth Griffin was elected in 1995 as the First African American Woman to serve on the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury.  In 2001, she became the first African American Woman to serve as President of the Jury and of the Louisiana Black Caucus Police Jury, and to serve as Chair of the Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning and Development.

Ms. Griffin is presently serving her third term as a member of the Police Jury.  A former Special Education Teacher, Ms. Griffin is now a Case Manager and a Licensed Qualified Mental Retardation Professional (OMRP).  She is a member of Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church, Beta Kappa Zeta, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, NAACP, Louisiana Police Jury Association, and the National Association of Counties (NACo). She also serves on NACo's Community and Economic Development Steering Committee and is a member of the National Association of Black County Officials. 

In her spare time, she enjoys biblical research, sewing, and reading. She is married to "Coach" Henry Griffin.

Committees: Public Works, Ways and Means, Agenda, Budget (Chair), General Insurance, Communications and Emergency Response, Litter Abatement and Solid Waste, Ambulance Regulatory, and Wastewater Study.  She also serves on the following boards:  Office of Community Services Board of Directors, Port of Lake Charles, Workforce Investment Board (WIB), Gaming Issues Group (Chair), Administration Liaison Group, and Planning and Zoning Liaison Group.

Ms. Griffin represents District 3, which is a portion of Ward 4 that includes areas in Westlake mostly east of Miller Ave. and Davis Rd.; also a portion of Ward 3 that includes areas in Northwest Lake Charles mostly north of Clarence St. and west of Sixth Ave.