ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Led legislative ordinance for body cameras for all East Baton Rouge police officers.
• Established and chaired the first Body Camera Committee in Baton Rouge.
• Established the “Ban the Box” bill passed by the state legislature.
• Created the legislative mandate for the Office of Motor Vehicles to create payment plans for high debts and fines.
• Developed the clean water bill with General Honore and partnership with Capital Area Groundwater Conservation Commission which allows Baton Rouge to have clean drinking water.
• Worked to get the old fire station on 38th Street and Gus Young transferred to EBR Council On Aging as a non-profit entity. Pending grand opening October 2020.
• Along with Former Chief Administrative Officer William Daniels, secured three properties under construction as new recreational facilities for East Baton Rouge Council On Aging.
• Safely led the city during the aftermath of the Alton Sterling non-violent protest in 2016.
• Worked tirelessly at the State Capital to allow funding to reopen the Baton Rouge General Mid-City Emergency Room.
• Created a bill to pass a "Children’s Cabinet" to assist children of incarcerated parents.
• Created a bill for the Department of Corrections to reduce and eventually eliminate the phone cost for prisoners.
• Implemented summer camps in District 61 at St. Paul Catholic Church that allowed economic development and paid teachers and students.
• Served on the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Committee to fix bridges, highways, and roads in Louisiana.
• Appointed to the State Task Force for Drug Sobriety by Governor John Bel Edwards .
• Has personally donated over $50,000 in scholarships to high school and college students.
• Created a resolution to get students trained in medical marijuana at Baton Rouge Community College, Louisiana State University, and Southern University.
ENDORSEMENTS
Attorney Gordon McKernan
William Daniels - Former Chief Administrative Officer
Larry Selders - State Representative
Trey Welch - EBR Parish Metro Councilman
Chandler Loupe - EBR Parish Metro Councilman
Roy Adams - Zachary City Councilman
