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JANUARY 11, 2012

SENATE PRESIDENT ALARIO ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2012 SENATE

Senate President announced the following new committee assignments for the beginning of the 2012-2016 Louisiana Senate.

Senate Finance Committee District 11 Sen. Jack Donahue, Chair District 20 Sen. , Vice-Chair District 21 Sen. District 38 Sen. Sherri Smith Buffington District 16 Sen. Dan Claitor District 27 Sen. Ronnie Johns District 28 Sen. Eric LaFleur District 22 Sen. District 4 Sen. Ed Murray District 39 Sen. Greg Tarver District 6 Sen.

Senate Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Committee: District 32 Sen.Neil Riser, Chair District 13 Sen. Dale Erdey, Vice-Chair District 36 Sen. Robert Adley District 15 Sen. District 14 Sen. Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb District 29 Sen. Rick Gallot District 7 Sen. David Heitmeier District 35 Sen. Bob Kostelka District 3 Sen. "J.P." Morrell District 19 Sen. Gary Smith District 30 Sen. John Smith

Senate Retirement Committee: District 24 Sen. , Chair District 23 Sen. , Vice-Chair District 9 Sen. Conrad Appel District 1 Sen. A.G. Crowe District 31 Sen. Gerald Long District 37 Sen. District 26 Sen. Jonathan "JP" Perry

Senate Agriculture Committee: District 34 Sen. Francis Thompson, Chair District 21 Sen. Bret Allain, Vice-Chair District 18 Sen. Jody Amedee District 29 Sen. Rick Gallot District 31 Sen. Gerald Long District 32 Sen. Neil Riser District 30 Sen. John Smith

Senate Environmental Quality Committee: District 33 Sen. Mike Walsworth, Chair District 2 Sen. Troy Brown, Vice-Chair District 38 Sen. Sherri Smith Buffington District 1 Sen. A.G. Crowe District 13 Sen. Dale Erdey District 7 Sen. David Heitmeier District 25 Sen. Blade Morrish

Senate Judiciary A Committee: District 12 Sen. Ben Nevers, Chair District 16 Sen. Dan Claitor, Vice-Chair District 9 Sen. Conrad Appel District 11 Sen. Jack Donahue District 10 Sen. District 4 Sen. Ed Murray District 17 Sen. Rick Ward

Senate Judiciary B Committee: District 3 Sen. "J.P." Morrell, Chair District 27 Sen. Ronnie Johns, Vice-Chair District 20 Sen. Norby Chabert District 28 Sen. Eric LaFleur District 5 Sen. District 19 Sen. Gary Smith District 39 Sen. Greg Tarver

Senate Judiciary C Committee: District 35 Sen. Bob Kostelka, Chair District 26 Sen. Jonathan "JP" Perry, Vice-Chair District 36 Sen. Robert Adley District 14 Sen. Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb District 24 Sen. Elbert Guillory District 22 Sen. Fred Mills District 6 Sen. Bodi White

Senate Commerce Committee: District 10 Sen. Danny Martiny, Chair District 29 Sen. Rick Gallot, Vice-Chair District 9 Sen. Conrad Appel District 20 Sen. Norby Chabert District 23 Sen. Page Cortez District 1 Sen. A.G. Crowe District 30 Sen. John Smith District 34 Sen. Francis Thompson District 6 Sen. Bodi White

Senate Health & Welfare Committee: District 7 Sen. David Heitmeier, Chair District 22 Sen. Fred Mills, Vice-Chair District 21 Sen. Bret Allain District 38 Sen. Sherri Smith Buffington District 16 Sen. Dan Claitor District 14 Sen. Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb District 13 Sen. Dale Erdey District 24 Sen. Elbert Guillory District 12 Sen. Ben Nevers

Senate Insurance Committee: District 25 Sen. Blade Morrish, Chair District 19 Sen. Gary Smith, Vice-Chair District 15 Sen. Sharon Weston Broome District 27 Sen. Ronnie Johns District 28 Sen. Eric LaFleur District 31 Sen. Gerald Long District 3 Sen. "J.P." Morrell District 5 Sen. Karen Carter Peterson District 17 Sen. Rick Ward

Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee: District 18 Sen. Jody Amedee, Chair District 33 Sen. Mike Walsworth, Vice-Chair District 11 Sen. Jack Donahue District 4 Sen. Ed Murray District 26 Sen. Jonathan "JP" Perry District 32 Sen. Neil Riser District 39 Sen. Greg Tarver

Senate Education Committee: District 9 Sen. Conrad Appel, Chair District 28 Sen. Eric LaFleur, Vice-Chair District 16 Sen. Dan Claitor District 11 Sen. Jack Donahue District 24 Sen. Elbert Guillory District 33 Sen. Mike Walsworth District 6 Sen. Bodi White

Senate Labor & Industrial Relations Committee: District 1 Sen. A.G. Crowe, Chair District 4 Sen. Ed Murray, Vice-Chair District 27 Sen. Ronnie Johns District 35 Sen. Bob Kostelka District 10 Sen. Danny Martiny District 37 Sen. Barrow Peacock District 32 Sen. Neil Riser

Senate Transportation Committee: District 36 Sen. Robert Adley, Chair District 38 Sen. Sherri Smith Buffington, Vice-Chair District 2 Sen. Troy Brown District 13 Sen. Dale Erdey District 7 Sen. David Heitmeier District 12 Sen. Ben Nevers District 19 Sen. Gary Smith

Senate Local & Municipal Committee: District 14 Sen. Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb, Chair District 39 Sen. Greg Tarver, Vice-Chair District 15 Sen. Sharon Weston Broome District 23 Sen. Page Cortez District 22 Sen. Fred Mills District 26 Sen. Jonathan "JP" Perry District 5 Sen. Karen Carter Peterson

Senate Natural Resources Committee: District 31 Sen. Gerald Long, Chair District 17 Sen. Rick Ward, Vice-Chair District 21 Sen. Bret Allain District 18 Sen. Jody Amedee District 20 Sen. Norby Chabert District 3 Sen. "J.P." Morrell District 25 Sen. Blade Morrish

Senate Select Committee on Coastal Restoration & Flood Control: District 30 Sen. John Smith, Chair District 21 Sen. Bret Allain District 20 Sen. Norby Chabert District 1 Sen. A.G. Crowe District 7 Sen. David Heitmeier District 22 Sen. Fred Mills District 25 Sen. Blade Morrish

For additional information, please contact the Senate Communication Office at 225.342.9737.

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