9 years ago
“Gene Mills, president of the Louisiana Family Forum, perhaps the Pelican State’s most conservative organization, recently honored progressive Democrat and Speaker Pro-Tem Rep. Walt Leger for his longtime commitment to criminal justice reform.”
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9 years ago
"It’s an incredible honor. It’s a fine institution and I’m proud to be honored by it," Leger, 39, said in a news release. "It’s a special place and I will fight to keep it getting better and better.”
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9 years ago
“I felt like I could continue to be of the best service where I am, to the people and to my family, without closing the door to anything of the future.”
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9 years ago
“State Representative Walt Leger of New Orleans authored the new law, which takes effect today. Leger worked with Louisiana Economic Development and the Recording Academy, which sponsors The Grammys, to pass the new law. If the new law works as proposed, it will deserve a Grammy all its own.”
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9 years ago
“…In all earnestness, Leger believes this alliance has the potential to ultimately break through the House’s partisan paralysis over needed tax reforms.
'I do think it can be the beginning of an ongoing working group that can try to continue to build consensus between the parties.’”
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