Robert E. Barton
 Robert Earl Bob Barton (born July 3 1948) is the first Republican to have served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from Bossier Parish. A former newspaper owner from Bossier City Barton held the District 8 seat from 1996-2000. The position opened when the 16-year incumbent Robert Roy Adley ran for governor in the 1995 primary election. Barton did not seek reelection in the 1999 primary. Instead he unsuccessfully challenged Republican State Senator Max T. Malone.