Stephen (Stephen) J. Ortego (D-SH039)
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Capitol: 225.342.6945
FAX: 225.342.8336
District: 337.886.4687
Representative
State Capitol 900 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804

District Office:
PO Box 625
Carencro, LA 70520
Elected: 2011    Next Election: 2015
Committee Assignments
MemberHouse Committee on Commerce
MemberHouse Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
MemberHouse Committee on Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs
Counties Representing
Lafayette Parish / St. Landry Parish

Bio

Stephen Ortego was raised in Carencro. After graduating from Carencro High School he went on to earn a Bachelor and a Master of Architecture from Tulane University. He is the co-founder of Ecolafayette, a design-build firm specializing in energy-efficient homes in Acadiana. Currently his design and build projects include residential and office remodels, a four house development currently under construction and a sixteen townhouse development set to begin construction in a month.

Stephen Ortego serves on the board of the World Studies Institute of Louisiana, a group whose mission is to develop a French Immersion academy in Acadiana for high school students. While at Tulane, Ortego served as a Catholic missionary leader in Honduras where he designed and built homes. He has also worked with the Make It Right Foundation, an organization focused on rebuilding the 9th ward in post-Katrina New Orleans.