Notable Efforts

•   Voted against HB267 (2023 Regular Session) seeking a moratorium on Carbon Capture projects in Lake Maurepas.
•   Voted in favor of SB1 (2024 Extraordinary Session) "Constitutional Carry" to allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns lawfully without a permit
•   Voted in favor of SB2 (2024 Extraordinary Session) relative to liability for persons authorized to carry a concealed handgun
•   Voted in favor of HB1 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to create the Truth and Transparency in the Louisiana Criminal Justice System Program
•   Voted in favor of HB2 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provide for immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances for peace officers and public entities that employ or appoint peace officers
•   Voted in favor of HB4 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to changes for post conviction relief procedures
•   Voted in favor of HB9 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to parole
•   Voted in favor of HB9 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to diminution of sentence
•   Voted in favor of HB23 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provide with respect to procedures for challenging the constitutionality of a statute or law
•   Voted against HB866 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide relative to the refusal of certain medical services.
•   Voted against HB743 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide for absentee voting by mail by qualified incarcerated voters.
•   Voted in favor HB550 (2024 - Regular Session) to terminate approval of home study programs by the State Board. of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), provides for the enrollment of students in home schools, and provides for one-time notification to BESE upon such enrollment.
•   Voted in favor of HB288 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide relative to the inclusion of immunization records on autopsy reports of infants.
•   October 14, 2023 - Ran for Louisiana Senate (District 8) receiving 48% of the vote to be defeated by Patrick Connick.
•   2023 - a 100% Pro-Life Voting Record with Louisiana Right to Life as a State Legislator.
•   2023 - Was marked "absent" on the vote to override the veto of Gov. Edwards with regards to HB81 by Raymond Crews seeking to prevent school teachers from secretly changing the pronouns of students.
•   Introduced HB161 (2023) to change from optional to mandatory the local sales and use tax exemption for purchases by commercial fishermen and certain seafood processing facilities that own or lease commercial fishing vessels
•   Introduced HB433 (2023) to authorize the sale of ice cream as an alcoholic beverage with low and high alcoholic content
•   Introduced HB516 (2023) to authorize special identification stickers or decals for persons with autism spectrum disorder or their guardian to inform law enforcement that there is a person with this disorder in the vehicle and to respond accordingly
•   Introduced HB600 (2023) to provide for a civil fine for violation of notice requirement for imported crawfish and shrimp
•   Introduced HB627 (2023) to increase the imported seafood safety fee and appropriates funds from the Imported Seafood Safety Fund to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
•   Introduced HCR29 (2023) to urge and request the president of the United States to reconsider the agreement signed with Ecuador that facilitates growth of certain aquaculture exports from Ecuador to the United States
•   Introduced HCR72 (2023) to urge and request the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider the mitigation and stewarship plan for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion to include tidal levee protection for Lafitte, Barataria, and Crown Point
•   Introduced HCR88 (2023) to memorialize Congress to compel the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to fulfill its duties regarding inspection and testing of imported seafood
•   Introduced HB791 (2022) to authorize the suspension or revocation of any recreational fishing privilege for a period of one year for charter fishing without required credentials