An African American, Jackson represented District 39 in Caddo Parish in the far northwestern corner of her state from 2004 to 2012.
In 2009, Jackson made statewide headlines by sponsoring Louisiana Senate Bill 335 to delay a tax break passed in 2008 to halt budget-cutting in public higher education during a downturn of the economy in 2009 and 2010.
[3] On June 14, 2009, the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate noted that the proposal passed the Senate but "appears to be dead in the House".
Outside the legislature, Jackson is a former research coordinator for Marshall Sigler, Inc.[5] She later became a business development officer and vice president for Capital One Bank.
[7] In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, Jackson had led a three-candidate field with 9,393 votes (43.4 percent).