Dr. Brad LaPoint began his healthcare career as a registered nurse and decided after marriage he would pursue optometry to work with his father. After graduating from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 2016, he and his family moved back to his hometown of Bunkie. Since graduation he has worked in several different optometric and ophthalmologic practices. He is now a full-time employee of LaPoint Eye Clinic and works in both the Bunkie and Marksville locations.
He is married to Leslie Clampit LaPoint from West Monroe, LA. They have three daughters Hadley, Madelyn, and Harper. In their free time they enjoy softball, traveling, and hunting and fishing at the camp.
EDUCATION
Bunkie High School, Bunkie LA
Graduated May 2000
Our Lady of the Lake College, Baton Rouge LA
Graduated December 2007, Associate Degree, Registered Nurse
University of Louisiana Lafayette
Graduated 2009, Bachelor of Arts Degree
University of Houston, College of Optometry
Graduated 2016, Doctor of Optometry Degree
Externship, NSUOCO
May-August 2015, Tahlequah OK
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Optometric Associations, 2016 - Present
Optometric Association of Louisiana, 2016 - Present
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Bunkie Lions Club 2016 - President
Bunkie Chamber of Commerce, Board Member 2016-Present