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 AGAINST HB1 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to create the Truth and Transparency in the Louisiana Criminal Justice System Program
•   Voted AGAINST 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 AGAINST HB4 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to changes for post conviction relief procedures
•   Voted AGAINST HB9 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to parole
•   Voted AGAINST HB10 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to diminution of sentence.
•   Voted AGAINST HB23 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provide with respect to procedures for challenging the constitutionality of a statute or law
•   Voted in favor HB743 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide for absentee voting by mail by qualified incarcerated voters.
•   Voted against 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 against HB288 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide relative to the inclusion of immunization records on autopsy reports of infants.
•   November 18, 2023 - Re-elected Representative for House District 21.
•   2023 - Received a 89% Pro-Life Voting Record with Louisiana Right to Life as a State Legislator.
•   07/13/2023 - Declared that the veto override session required by Article 3, Section 10 of the Louisiana Constitution was unnecessary.
•   Was the sole house vote AGAINST HB462 introduced by Rick Edmonds (8/10) and sponsored by thirteen other legislators requires each public school governing authority to post on its website certain fiscal information and requires the treasurer to post the information on the website of the Department of the Treasury. (May 17, 2023)
•   Introduced HB36 (2023) to provide for the boundaries of the Delta Agriculture Research and Sustainability District and immunity for certain district personnel
•   Introduced HB115 (2023) to provide relative to employment discrimination against employees and prospective employees being treated with medical marijuana
•   Introduced HB275 (2023) to provide relative to per diem paid to board members of Concordia Parish Hospital Service District No. 1
•   Introduced HB419 (2023) to provide Medicaid coverage for mental health and substance abuse services via the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model
•   Introduced HB436 (2023) to establish a state sales and use tax exemption for energy efficiency improvements and acquisition of renewable energy systems by commercial farmers who have received grants or loans through the Rural Energy for America Program
•   Introduced HB459 (2023) to eliminate the requirement that a phlebotomist be certified if he is not employed by or directly supervised by a licensed physician or licensed healthcare facility
•   Introduced HB158 (2022) to provide for a 10-year renewable tax of up to 3 mils of ad valorem tax revenue for the coroner's office in certain parishes, if approved by the electors
•   Introduced HB190 (2022) to authorize nurse practitioners with prescriptive authority to recommend medical marijuana to patients
•   Introduced HB330 (2022) to create the Louisiana Industrial Hemp Promotion and Research Program
•   Introduced HB373 and HB1076 (2022) to expand the boundaries of the Delta Agriculture Research and Sustainability District, provides for funding sources of the district, and authorizes the board of commissioners to hire a chief executive officer
•   Introduced HB469 (2022) to create the Delta Bike Trail Commission
•   Introduced HB483 (2022) to reduce the amount of time required to lapse before a person with a felony conviction is allowed to possess a concealed weapon or apply for a concealed handgun permit from 10 years to five years
•   Introduced HB763 (2022) to provide that the police chief for the town of Ferriday shall be elected rather than appointed