JEREMY IN ACTION

Supporting Small Businesses

• Passed two pieces of legislation enabling local breweries and local distilleries to host events at their facilities. This allows for external events like weddings, benefiting Louisiana's small businesses financially. Local distilleries gain from sourcing ingredients locally, supporting the state's agriculture and fostering homegrown enterprises.

Consumer Protection

• Passed legislation obliging payment processing companies to refund payments if they don't reach their intended recipients, preventing entities like PayPal from wrongfully withholding funds and setting an important precedent. The law also curbs other online platforms like Venmo, Cashapp, etc. from arbitrarily retaining payments based on their content, safeguarding millions of dollars annually and ensuring fair treatment for transactions involving firearms or community fundraisers. This move has inspired other states to follow suit prompted by revelations brought forth by Rep. LaCombe's legislation.

Juvenile Justice Reform

• Passed major juvenile justice reform through House Bill 532, which streamlined the state's Office of Juvenile Justice, and mandated the transfer of adults from juvenile facilities to adult jails during trial preparation. This action also created more capacity within juvenile jails for the appropriate detention of juveniles.

Supported Law Enforcement Officers

• Maintained an A+ rating in public safety by the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association for four consecutive years.
• Actively advocated for bolstering supplemental pay for law enforcement and first responders.

Medical Marijuana

• Passed legislation to shield medical marijuana users and healthcare facilities from prosecution.

Enhanced Funding

• In the past four years, enacted legislation to guarantee funding for patient treatment in rural hospitals, leading to enhanced profitability for these healthcare facilities. 
• Endorsed by HOSPAC and various medical groups (2021 and 2022 Legislative Champion of Medicine Award from the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians)

Planning Commissions

• Passed legislation to support the Addis Planning Commission members and allow for them to be compensated for their strategic planning efforts. 

Justices of the Peace

• Enacted legislation that decreased the count of justices of the peace and constables from 12 to eight in Pointe Coupee Parish, aligning their jurisdiction with the eight parish council districts.

Rural Water Systems

• Passed legislation to enable small water, sewer and natural gas systems to more easily get funding from capital outlay.

Water Bills

• Enacted legislation amending the Louisiana Constitution, granting local governments the authority to waive water charges in cases where the charges stem from water loss due to infrastructure damage, provided the damage is not attributed to any action or inaction by the customer.

Bridge Over The Mississippi 

• Through co-authored legislation, played a crucial role in securing Louisiana's largest infrastructure investment in thirty years, leading to substantial enhancements in roads, bridges, ports, and water systems, all without imposing new taxes on our citizens.
• Played a significant role in securing over $300 million for a new Mississippi River Bridge, as well as enhancements to LA 1 and LA 30. These funds will propel the project, alleviate traffic, and invigorate the local economy, all achieved without tax increases.

Funding for Water Sector Committee

• Passed legislation that secured a total of $800 million in funding for water sector projects, which are currently being utilized to construct vital water systems and sewer repairs as part of the committee's efforts.

Water Sector Projects

• Pointe Coupee Parish Waterworks District No. 1 – $10,020,000
• New Roads Sewer Lift Station Repair Project – $4,526,984
• Pointe Coupee Parish Consolidated Sewer District 1 – $3,196,563
• New Roads Water Project – $1,868,200
• Livonia/Frisco Water Line Project – $550,000
• Brusly Sewer Project – $2,756,966
• St. Francisville Sewer System Replacement Project – $2,933,116
• West Feliciana Consolidated Waterworks District No. 13 – $1,165,000

2023 Capital Outlay Projects

Iberville Parish

• Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office for upgrades – $150,000
• Town of Maringouin – $25,000

Pointe Coupee Parish

• False River Lake Restoration – $8,000,000
• BRCC New Roads Campus Construction – $7,000,000
• Courthouse Restoration, Phase 2 – $6,588,750
• Fordoche Water Tower Construction and Water Line Improvements – $5,093,170
• Watershed Project – $5,000,000
• Pointe Coupee Parish School Board Central Office Construction – $4,368,060
• Pointe Coupee Parish Council on Aging Senior Citizen Center Construction – $2,315,400
• Portage Canal Drainage Improvement Project – $2,000,000
• Livonia Water Well Improvements – $1,900,000
• New Roads City Electrical Upgrades – $988,000
• False River Airpark – $600,000
• Multi–use Center Sewer Project – $380,000
• Ventress Road Drainage Outfall Project – $300,000
• Pointe Coupee Sheriff’s Office Equipment – $50,000
• Pointe Coupee Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000

West Baton Rouge Parish

• Morganza to Gulf of Mexico Flood Control Feasibility Study, Planning, Design, Right-of-Way and Construction of Levees, Floodgates and Other Flood Control Systems ($100,000,000 Local Match) – $87,000,000
• Mississippi River Deepening, Phase 3, Planning, Design, Construction, Rights-of-Way, Relocations and Utilities – $70,500,000
• New Mississippi River Bridge – $4,486,228
• Capital Area Ground Water Conservation District Water Monitoring System – $2,800,000
• West Baton Rouge Library for a New Branch Library – $500,000
• Fire Protection District for Vehicles and Equipment – $1,500,000
• Addis Police Department/Town of Addis for Grass Cutting along LA 1 – $25,000

West Feliciana Parish

• Tunica Hills State Preservation Area – $21,000,000
• LA State Penitentiary Plumbing and Electrical System Upgrades – $6,164,410
• St. Francisville Audubon Hills Subdivision Emergency Erosion Repairs – $4,254,000
• West Feliciana Port Infrastructure – $2,876,563
• Capital Area Ground Water Conservation District Water Monitoring System – $2,800,000
• West Feliciana Parish School Board – Julius Freyhan Cultural/Conference Center – $1,497,000
• St. Francisville Commerce Street Improvements and Utilities Relocation – $900,000
• West Feliciana Parish Council – Roads – $100,000
• West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office Equipment Purchases – $50,000

Temporary Coverage

• Passed legislation that requires auto insurance companies to offer coverage for temporary substitute vehicles.

Fortified Roof Program

• Contributed to securing $40 million for the Fortified Roof Program, aimed at retrofitting roofs to mitigate losses caused by hurricanes and severe weather.

Promoting Insurance Industry Presence

• Successfully secured $50 million for the Department of Insurance, aimed at attracting new insurance companies to operate within Louisiana.

Reemployment of Civil Servants

• Passed legislation that provides guidelines for the reemployment of employees who have resigned or retired from the classified service due to injury or medical condition.

School Board Purchasing

• Passed legislation to allow school boards to purchase educational materials through a group purchasing organization if the materials, equipment, or supplies are not under state contract or on the state bid list.

Funding

• Supported historic investments in early childhood education, raised literacy standards, implemented dyslexia testing protocols in schools.
• Supported legislation to end life-altering gender surgeries for minors, and voted multiple times to protect women in sports.
• Advocated for a total of $5,300 in pay raises and stipends for K-12 teachers and $2,650 for support staff in an effort to recruit and retain the best teachers for our students.

Legislator Training

• Passed legislation for the Supreme Court of Louisiana to approve ethics training for legislators.

Child Support

• Passed legislation to establish guidelines for when to terminate child support payments in the event of paternity questions.