***MEDIA ALERT***MEDIA ALERT*** JANUARY 11, 2012 SENATE PRESIDENT ALARIO ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2012 LOUISIANA SENATE Senate President John Alario 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. Norby Chabert, Vice-Chair District 21 Sen. Bret Allain District 38 Sen. Sherri Smith Buffington District 16 Sen. Dan Claitor District 27 Sen. Ronnie Johns District 28 Sen. Eric LaFleur District 22 Sen. Fred Mills District 4 Sen. Ed Murray District 39 Sen. Greg Tarver District 6 Sen. Bodi White 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. Sharon Weston Broome 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. Elbert Guillory, Chair District 23 Sen. Page Cortez, Vice-Chair District 9 Sen. Conrad Appel District 1 Sen. A.G. Crowe District 31 Sen. Gerald Long District 37 Sen. Barrow Peacock 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. Danny Martiny 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. Karen Carter Peterson 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. ### .