succeeded religion birth_place nationality party office preceded birth_date term_start residence spouse article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
johnny berthelot roman catholic baton rouge , louisiana american republican louisiana livingston parishes ; in 2012 only ascension parish -rrb- ascension state parish assessor representative from district 88 -lrb- ascension and tom michel -lrb- pending -rrb- capella -lrb- then jefferson parish -rrb- renee mire 23 december 1951 2004 january 2013 -lrb- pending -rrb- st. amant ina smiley mert smiley
 2012 m. j. `` mert '' smiley , jr. . automobile dealer east ascension high school
mert smiley

m. j. `` mert '' smiley , jr. -lrb- born december 23 , 1951 -rrb- , is an automobile dealer and politician from st. amant , louisiana .
he is the assessor of ascension parish , located south of baton rouge .
though elected in 2011 , he did not take office until january 2013 .
meanwhile , governor bobby jindal named smiley to serve during 2012 on the louisiana pardon board , a part-time position which pays $ 36,000 annually .
formerly , smiley was a two-term republican member of the louisiana house of representatives from district 88 , which encompasses ascension and livingston parishes in the outlying baton rouge area .
in 2012 , the district was reconfigured and is now based only in ascension parish .
