| Erle Edwards Barham | |
| Office: | Louisiana State Senator for District 33 (East Carroll, Morehouse, Richland, and West Carroll parishes) |
| Term Start: | 1976 |
| Term End: | 1980 |
| Preceded: | Charles M. Brown |
| Succeeded: | David 'Bo' Ginn |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Louisiana |
| Death Cause: | plane crash |
| Death Place: | Louisiana |
| Resting Place: | Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Cemetery in Oak Ridge, Louisiana |
| Spouse: | Bennie Faye Berry Barham |
| Children: | Ben Edwards Barham, II (deceased) Erle West Barham Amy Barham Westbrook Robert Berry Barham |
| Relations: | Robert J. Barham (brother) |
| Party: | Republican |
| Alma Mater: | Oak Ridge High School Louisiana State University University of Louisiana at Monroe |
| Occupation: | Farmer and businessman |
| Residence: | Oak Ridge Morehouse Parish Louisiana |
Erle Edwards Barham (July 10, 1937 - October 17, 2014) was a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate. He first won the Senate seat in December 1975 beating L. B. Loftin by just 89 votes.[1]
Barham was a certified flight instructor, and was killed when he struck a perimeter fence while taxiing an airplane on the runway.[2]