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ACTION ALERT Contact the House Ways and Means Committee to Avoid Elimination of Waivers and Other Programs
ACTION ALERT Contact the House Ways and Means Committee to Avoid Elimination of Waivers and Other Programs The legislature is expected to meet in Special Session beginning on February 14, 2016 to address the budget shortfall for this fiscal year and next. On January 27th the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) announced that $131 million in cuts would be implemented if the Legislature failed to find additional revenues to address this year's anticipated shortfall. Two options to address the budget shortfall were included in the press release, one of which eliminates: All waiver services for people with developmental disabilities impacting 11,678 current recipients (NOW, Children's Choice, Supports Waiver, ROW) All waiver services for seniors and people with adult-onset disabilities impacting 6,481 current recipients (Community Choices and Adult Day Health Care) Medicaid Long Term Personal Care Services impacting 17,300 current recipients Intermediate Care Facilities for People with Developmental Disabilities impacting 4,914 current residents Other optional Medicaid programs such as Hospice, Hemodialysis, Pediatric Day Health Care, and the "medically necessary override" provision to the adult pharmacy prescription limit. Both options include a reduction in the payments to Bayou Health insurers. All state revenue matters are heard in the House Ways and Means Committee. If these DHH services are important to you, now is the time to let committee members know. And if you have not already done so, contact your state representative and senator as well. Take Action Today! Contact the Chairmen and Committee Members from Your Region. Not sure of your region? Click here for a map. -
Legislative Recipients
Tulane University Legislative Scholarship Recipients 2017‐2018 Name City District Nominating Legislator Hannah Adams Franklinton Senate District 12 Beth Mizell Zachary Aucoin Morgan City Senate District 21 R.L. Allain Alanna Austin Gretna Representative District 87 Rodney Lyons Grace Authement Baton Rouge Representative District 66 Rick Edmonds Ayanna Baker Alexandria Senate District 29 Jay Luneau Gabrielle Ball Metairie Representative District 89 Reid Falconer Alexis Bell‐Pierce Saint Francisville Representative District 62 Kenny Harvard Kristin Bembenick Delhi Senate District 34 Francis Thompson Jared Bertrand Covington Representative District 74 Scott Simon Christopher Bolton Baton Rouge Representative District 6 Thomas Carmody Nicholas Bonin New Iberia Representative District 48 Taylor Barras Maarten Bravo Lafayette Representative District 31 Nancy Landry Catherine Broussard Saint Gabriel Representative District 60 Chad Brown Danielle Broussard New Iberia Representative District 96 Terry Landry Juanae Brown Baton Rouge Senate District 15 Regina Barrow Mackenzie Brown Shreveport Representative District 5 Alan Seabaugh Meghan Bush Sunset Senate District 26 Jonathan Perry Anne Caffery New Iberia Senate District 22 Fred Mills Joanna Calhoun West Monroe Representative District 15 Frank Hoffmann Caroline Campbell Baton Rouge Representative District 69 Paula Davis Christopher Carter Geismar Representative District 59 Tony Bacala Shelby Chandler Ponchatoula Repsentative District 81 Clay Schexnayder Jordan Charpentier Monterey Senate District -
Weekly Legislative Digest
Louisiana Federation of Teachers Weekly Legislative Digest May 1, 2015 Steve Monaghan, President * Les Landon, Editor 2015 Regular Legislative Session Now available on the Web at http://la.aft.org Panel votes to silence public employees Despite the best arguments of teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public servants, the House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee approved a bill that will make it inconvenient for employees to join and maintain membership in the union or association of their choice. The purpose of HB 418 by Rep. Stuart Bishop (R-Lafayette) is to weaken unions like the Louisiana Federation of Teachers and Louisiana Association of Educators. These are the groups that have raised questions about, and led the opposition to, so-called “reforms” backed by big business that all too often result in the privatization of education and diminution of the teaching profession. HB 418 would revoke the right of public employees to pay their union or association dues through payroll deduction. Since local governments currently have the authority to grant payroll deduction, the bill is seen by school boards and others as legislative meddling in their prerogatives. The bill is the brainchild of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, which has been twisting the arms of lawmakers to force its passage. The big business lobby recruited the Koch brothers backed Americans for Prosperity to publicly promote the bill. It is an example of what columnist Stephanie Grace, in another context, called “an ugly yet ascendant strain in American politics, a willingness to use any means necessary, no matter what chaos ensues or who gets hurt.” The vitriol motivating the bill’s supporters was on full display when an amendment was proposed to exempt the teacher unions from its prohibitions. -
The 2016 Legislature: Boomsday
Volume 42, Number 8 04/08/16 THE MISSION THE CORE VALUES of the LDAA is as follows: of LDAA members include: We believe that the Louisiana Constitution To improve Louisiana's justice system and the requires, and Louisiana citizens favor, locally- office of District Attorney by enhancing the elected, independent prosecutors. we believe that effectiveness and professionalism of Louisiana's prosecutor discretion must be protected from district attorneys and their staffs through interference through manipulative funding or education, legislative involvement, liaison and legislative restrictions. Finally, we believe that information sharing. prosecutors are the best and most trustworthy resource for legislative improvements to the criminal justice system. THE 2016 LEGISLATURE: BOOMSDAY The Governor's FY 16-17 budget is due to be released next Tuesday, April 12. When the numbers are available, we will know how the boom will be lowered concerning the DA line- item. Remember, this budget will be a worst-case scenario and will assume no additional revenues prior to July 1. The Louisiana Indigent Defender Board would be reorganized under a compromise version of HB 818. The Criminal Justice Committee approved a substitute bill, which will get a new number on the House floor. It reduces the number of Board members from 15 to 11; removes the four law professors; gives local PDs more input; and mandates that 65% of the appropriated funds be spent on local PDs. Look for LACDL and the boutique law firm, anti- death penalty gang to try to kill this in the Senate. Changing the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction to include 17-year-olds is a major piece in the Governor's legislative agenda. -
Joint Meeting of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance
Joint Meeting of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance Minutes of Meeting 2016-2017 Interim November 18, 2016 I. CALL TO ORDER Representative Cameron Henry, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, called the meeting to order at 12:57 p.m. in Room 5, in the state capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The secretary called the roll. II. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Representative Cameron Henry, Chairman Representative Mark Abraham Representative Beryl A. Amedée Representative Tony Bacala Representative Lawrence A. "Larry" Bagley Representative John A. Berthelot Representative Robert E. Billiot Representative Gary M. Carter, Jr. Representative Charles R. Chaney Representative Rick Edmonds Representative Franklin J. Foil Representative Lance Harris Representative Bob Hensgens Representative Katrina R. Jackson Representative Jack G. McFarland Representative Blake Miguez Representative Dustin Miller Representative John M. Schroder, Sr. Representative Patricia Haynes Smith Representative Jerome "Zee" Zeringue MEMBERS ABSENT: Representative James K. Armes, III Representative Valarie Hodges Representative Walt Leger, III Page 1 Jt. Appropriations and Finance November 20, 2015 Representative Steve E. Pylant Representative Jerome Richard Representative Scott M. Simon Representative Julie Stokes SENATE MEMBERS PRESENT: Senator Eric LaFleur, Co-Chairman Senator R.L. Bret Allain, III Senator Conrad Appel Senator Regina Ashford Barrow Senator Norbert N. "Norby" Chabert Senator Jack Donahue Senator James R. "Jim" Fannin Senator Sharon Hewitt SENATE MEMBERS ABSENT: Senator Wesley T. Bishop Senator Ronnie Johns Senator Dan W. "Blade" Morrish Senator Gregory W. Tarver, Sr. Senator Francis C. Thompson Senator Michael A. Walsworth Senator Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Ms. Katie Andress, House Committee Secretary Ms. -
13,000 Set Record at River Center Convention in Cleveland Sample Ballot July 18-21
Baton Rouge’s CAPITALCAPITAL CITYCITY Community Newspaper PresidentialPresidential CaucusCaucus •• PagePage 3-53-5 ® NEWSNEWSMarch 2016 • Vol. 25, No. 3 • 16 Pages • Circulation 14,000 copies • www.capitalcitynews.us • 225-261-5055 Louisiana Presidential Primary March 5, 2016 Louisiana to Test Trump Trump, Rubio Cruz Campaign For 45 Delegates From Louisiana BATON ROUGE — Fresh from a sweeping victory on Super Tuesday, Republican front-runner Donald Trump is carrying his campaign for President to Louisiana Sat- urday during its Presiden- tial Primary. His top chal- lengers are Sens. Marco Rubio of Flo- rida and Ted Cruz of Tex- as. The polls will open at Marco Rubio 7 a.m. and Photo by Woody Jenkins Woody by Photo close at 8 Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump at Make America Great Rally at River Center in Baton Rouge p.m. At stake will be 45 delegates to the Republi- can National 13,000 Set Record at River Center Convention in Cleveland Sample Ballot July 18-21. Trump has Ted Cruz a strong but not commanding Saturday, March 5, 2016 lead nationwide. Both Trump On the Ballot in EBR and Cruz will speak in Loui- Presidential Primary siana Friday night. Also at Republican Party stake Saturday will be control of the governing bodies of the Ben Carson R Louisiana Republican Party Tim Cook R and the East Baton Rouge Ted Cruz R Parish Republican Party. John Kasich R For more on those party Peter Messina R elections, see Pages 3-5. Marco Rubio R Donald Trump R Donald Trump Republicans in Red are endorsed 6 p.m. -
Louisiana State University Student Government
Louisiana State University Student Government Dear LSU Students and Friends, Students in the state of Louisiana are more relevant than ever before. Before the release of the first Higher Education Report Card, students pursuing a degree were not valued in the state of Louisiana—proven by the 41% cut to higher education over the past 8 years. Contrary to popular belief, investment in higher education is the best societal investment that our state lawmakers can make. Because of our initial report card, leaders in the legislature are listening. The Higher Education Report Card is a huge step forward in ensuring that students are heard in the state of Louisiana. The requests are clear. We want stability in higher education and a sincere commitment to invest in the future of our students. We extend our sincerest gratitude to the governor and lawmakers for their work during the longest legislative session in the history of the state. Unfortunately, a session ending in a fully funded higher education and a partially funded TOPS is not ideal for Louisiana’s students. My hope is that the Higher Education Report Card can shed light onto the difficult votes that our lawmakers made during these sessions to ensure that our education would be fully funded. At the same time, I hope students will see that some of their own lawmakers are still not valuing our education as much as they can. We also hope that students will continue to be involved with the affairs of our state capitol by participating in marches and making calls to their legislators. -
House Committee on Appropriations Minutes of Meeting 2017-2018
House Committee on Appropriations Minutes of Meeting 2017-2018 Interim September 22, 2017 I. CALL TO ORDER Representative Franklin J. Foil, Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. in Room 6, in the state capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The secretary called the roll. II. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Representative Mark Abraham Representative Beryl A. Amedée Representative Tony Bacala Representative Lawrence A. "Larry" Bagley Representative John A. Berthelot Representative Robert E. Billiot Representative Gary M. Carter, Jr. Representative Charles R. Chaney Representative Rick Edmonds Representative Reid Falconer Representative Franklin J. Foil, Vice Chairman Representative Lance Harris Representative Bob Hensgens Representative Valarie Hodges Representative Walt Leger, III Representative Jack G. McFarland Representative Blake Miguez Representative Dustin Miller Representative Scott M. Simon Representative Patricia Haynes Smith Representative Jerome "Zee" Zeringue MEMBERS ABSENT: Representative Cameron Henry, Chairman Representative James K. Armes, III Page 1 Appropriations September 22, 2017 Representative Katrina R. Jackson Representative Steve E. Pylant Representative Jerome Richard Representative Julie Stokes STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Ms. Katie Andress, Secretary Mr. Peter G. E. Conroy, Legislative Analyst Ms. Nancy Keaton, Legislative Analyst ADDITIONAL ATTENDEES PRESENT: None III. DISCUSSION Mr. Barry Dussé, Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, 1201 North Third Street, Suite 7- 150, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, (225) 342-7005, discussed reports on the impact of budget reductions to agencies in FY16-17, as required by House Resolution No. 154 of the 2017 Regular Session. Mr. Dussé and Commissioner Jay Dardenne, Division of Administration, 1201 North Third Street, Suite 7-210, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, (225) 342-7000, also discussed the need for an extension to the original deadline to submit the budget reports. -
2020 Exxonmobil Political Contributions
Corporate Political Contributions¹ to State Candidates and Committees California 2020 Candidate or Committee Name Party-District Total Amount STATE SENATE Brian Dahle R-01 $1,000 Steve Glazer D-07 $1,000 Anna Caballero D-12 $1,000 Melissa Hurtado D-14 $1,000 Shannon Grove R-16 $1,000 Susan Rubio D-22 $1,000 Bob Archuleta D-32 $1,000 Lena Gonzalez D-33 $1,000 Steve Bradford D-35 $1,000 Toni Atkins D-39 $4,000 Ben Hueso D-40 $1,000 STATE ASSEMBLY Cecilia Aguiar-Curry D-04 $1,000 Ken Cooley D-08 $1,000 Jim Cooper D-09 $1,000 Jim Frazier D-11 $1,000 Heath Flora R-12 $1,000 Carlos Villapudua D-13 $1,000 Melissa Hurtado D-14 $1,000 Bill Quirk D-20 $1,000 Adam Gray D-21 $1,000 Joaquin Arambula D-31 $1,000 Rudy Salas D-32 $1,000 Jordan Cunningham R-35 $1,000 James Ramos D-40 $1,000 Blanca Rubio D-48 $1,000 Wendy Carrillo D-51 $1,000 Freddie Rodriguez D-52 $1,000 Eduardo Garcia D-56 $1,000 Lisa Calderon D-57 $1,000 Sabrina Cervantes D-60 $1,000 Jose Medina D-61 $1,000 Autumn Burke D-62 $1,000 Anthony Rendon D-63 $4,000 Marie Waldron R-75 $1,000 Tom Daly D-69 $1,000 Patrick O’Donnell D-70 $1,000 Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher D-80 $1,500 Corporate Political Contributions¹ to State Candidates and Committees Colorado 2020 Candidate or Committee Name Party-District Total Amount OTHER Senate Majority Fund R $30,000 Illinois 2020 Total Candidate or Committee Name Party-District Amount STATE SENATE Napoleon Harris D-15 $1,000 Patrick Joyce D-40 $1,000 Bill Brady R-44 $2,500 Meg Cappell D-49 $500 STATE HOUSE Justin Slaughter D-27 $1,000 Thaddeus Jones D-29 $1,000 Marcus Evans D-33 $1,000 Nick Smith D-34 $1,000 Keith Wheeler R-50 $1,000 Rita Mayfield D-60 $1,000 Ryan Spain R-73 $1,000 David Welter R-75 $1,000 Anthony DeLuca D-80 $1,000 Jim Durkin R-82 $10,000 John Connor D-85 $1,000 Lawrence Walsh, Jr. -
2020 Contributions
State Candidate Names Committee Amount Party Office District CA Holmes, Jim Jim Holmes for Supervisor 2020 $ 700 O County Supervisor 3 CA Uhler, Kirk Uhler for Supervisor 2020 $ 500 O County Supervisor 4 CA Gonzalez, Lena Lena Gonzalez for Senate 2020 $ 1,500 D STATE SENATE 33 CA Lee, John John Lee for City Council 2020 - Primary $ 800 O City Council 12 CA Simmons, Les Simmons for City Council 2020 $ 1,000 D City Council 8 CA Porada, Debra Porada for City Council 2020 $ 500 O City Council AL CA California Manufacturers & Technology Association Political Action Committee $ 5,000 CA Desmond, Richard Rich Desmond for Supervisor 2020 $ 1,200 R County Supervisor 3 CA Hewitt, Jeffrey Jeffrey Hewitt for Board of Supervisors Riverside County 2018 $ 1,200 O County Supervisor 5 CA Gustafson, Cindy Elect Cindy Gustafson Placer County Supervisor, District 5 - 2020 $ 700 O County Supervisor 5 CA Cook, Paul Paul Cook for Supervisor 2020 $ 1,000 R County Supervisor 1 CA Flores, Dan Dan Flores for Supervisor 2020 $ 500 County Supervisor 5 CA California Taxpayers Association - Protect Taxpayers Rights $ 800,000 CA Latinas Lead California $ 500 CA Wapner, Alan Wapner for Council $ 1,000 City Council CA Portantino, Anthony Portantino for Senate 2020 $ 2,000 D STATE SENATE 25 CA Burke, Autumn Autumn Burke for Assembly 2020 $ 2,000 D STATE HOUSE 62 CA California Republican Party - State Account $ 15,000 R CA Fong, Vince Vince Fong for Assembly 2020 $ 1,500 D STATE HOUSE 34 CA O'Donnell, Patrick O'Donnell for Assembly 2020 $ 4,700 D STATE HOUSE 70 CA Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber Political Action Committee $ 2,500 CA Patterson, Jim Patterson for Assembly 2020 $ 1,500 R STATE HOUSE 23 CA Arambula, Joaquin Dr. -
Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives
MEMBERSHIP IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1812 - 2024 Revised – July 28, 2021 David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library Louisiana House of Representatives 1 2 PREFACE This publication is a result of research largely drawn from Journals of the Louisiana House of Representatives and Annual Reports of the Louisiana Secretary of State. Other information was obtained from the book, A Look at Louisiana's First Century: 1804-1903, by Leroy Willie, and used with the author's permission. The David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library also maintains a database of House of Representatives membership from 1900 to the present at http://drplibrary.legis.la.gov . In addition to the information included in this biographical listing the database includes death dates when known, district numbers, links to resolutions honoring a representative, citations to resolutions prior to their availability on the legislative website, committee membership, and photographs. The database is an ongoing project and more information is included for recent years. Early research reveals that the term county is interchanged with parish in many sources until 1815. In 1805 the Territory of Orleans was divided into counties. By 1807 an act was passed that divided the Orleans Territory into parishes as well. The counties were not abolished by the act. Both terms were used at the same time until 1845, when a new constitution was adopted and the term "parish" was used as the official political subdivision. The legislature was elected every two years until 1880, when a sitting legislature was elected every four years thereafter. (See the chart near the end of this document.) The War of 1812 started in June of 1812 and continued until a peace treaty in December of 1814. -
Advocacy Toolkit
Advocacy Day Toolkit April 11, 2018 Welcome! Thank you for joining us at the 2018 Justice for Louisiana Women Advocacy Day, where you’ll learn about key issues affecting women across our state, the impacts of proposed legislation, and ways you can influence the legislative process. Today, a variety of organizations and advocates are demanding better outcomes and justice for women in our state by uniting across social justice issues—including economic justice, reproductive justice, criminal justice, environmental justice, affordable healthcare, violence prevention, and more. Throughout the day you will hear from leaders and legislators about key issues and how they affect Louisiana’s women, their children, and their communities. We will also discuss proposed legislation, its potential impacts on Louisiana’s women, and ways you can influence state policies. Our goal is for you to learn more about the legislative process and to have opportunities to speak with your legislators. To that end, we are providing you with this toolkit that you can use to make your voice heard on these issues today and in the future. We hope you will enjoy this opportunity to network with other advocates, will gain deeper insights into how all of these social justice issues affect women across our state, and will take charge of your power to influence state policies. Most of all, we hope that you will leave here today with more knowledge, new skills, and a steadfast determination to stay engaged in the legislative process to demand justice for all of Louisiana’s