BATON ROUGE - State Representative Paula Davis, who represents south Baton Rouge, is resigning from the House next month, The Advocate reported.

Davis will step down on Jan. 9 as the representative from District 69. The Advocate said she did not provide an explanation in her letter to the house speaker.

“This decision has not come lightly, but I believe the time is right to step away from public office and embrace the next chapter of my personal and professional life,” she wrote.

Davis took office in 2016; WBRZ reached out to the Secretary of State's office to confirm her resignation.