Action Alert: Ask the Senate Finance Committee to SUPPORT SB 18

On Monday, May 1st, SB 18 was deferred as amended by the Senate Finance Committee.

The Senate Finance Committee meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, May 8, 2023 at 1 PM in Senate Committee Room A-B at the Capitol. LRTA staff will represent you at this meeting.

You can watch the Senate Finance Committee meeting live on the Legislative website.

Also, NOW is the time to email, or to make those phone calls supporting Senate Bill 18 by Senator Ed Price and co-authored by Page Cortez to the Senate Finance Committee. Contact information is listed below.

SB 18 provides for direct payment of additional employer contributions to be credited to a newly established PBI/COLA account designed for accumulation of funds to pay PBIs/COLAs (the PBI/COLA account). This bill provides for direct payment of additional employer contributions to be credited to a newly established PBI/COLA account designed for accumulation of funds to pay PBIs/COLAs (the PBI/COLA account).

Again, please email or call the Senate Finance Committee to ask them to SUPPORT SB 18. See their contact information below:

Mack A. “Bodi” White, Jr.

11103 Park Place

Baton Rouge, LA 70818

Phone:  (225)272-1324

whitem@legis.la.gov

Heather Miley Cloud

P.O Box 269

Turkey Creek, LA 70585

Phone:  (337)461-2595

sen28@legis.la.gov

Mark Abraham

130 Jamestown Road

Lake Charles, LA 70605

Phone:  (337)475-3016

abrahamm@legis.la.gov

Regina Barrow

4811 Harding Blvd

Baton Rouge, LA 70811

Phone:  (225)359-9400

barrowr@legis.la.gov

Gerald Boudreaux

P.O. Box 91245

Lafayette, LA 70509

Phone:  (337)267-7520

boudreauxg@legis.la.gov

Michael “Big Mike” Fesi

200 Moffet Road

Houma, LA 70363

Phone:  (985)858-2979

sen20@legis.la.gov

Jimmy Harris

2021 Lakeshore Drive

Suite 204

New Orleans, LA 70122

Phone:  (504)286-1960

harrisj@legis.la.gov

Cameron Henry

2573 Metairie Road

Suite C

Metairie, LA 70001

Phone:  (504)838-5433

henryc@legis.la.gov

Barry Milligan

531 West 61st Street

Shreveport, LA 71106

Phone:  (318)862-3100

sen38@legis.la.gov

Gregory Tarver

1024 Pierre Avenue

Shreveport, LA 71103

Phone:  (318)227-1499

tarverg@legis.la.gov

Glen Womack

119 Pine Street

Suite B

Harrisonburg, LA 71340

Phone:  (318)744-0005

sen32@legis.la.gov

Sharon Hewitt

250 Bouscaren Street

Suite 201

Slidell, LA 70458

Phone:  (985)646-6490

hewitts@legis.la.gov

Katrina Jackson

4106 DeSiard St.

Monroe, LA 71203-4526

Phone:  (318)343-2877

jacksonk@legis.la.gov

Fred Mills

Phone:  (337)845-4240 Parks

(337)365-8484 New Iberia

millsf@legis.la.gov

Allain R.L. Bret

600 Main Street

Franklin, LA 70538

Phone:  (337)828-9107

allainb@legis.la.gov

Sincerely,

Rodney R. Watson

LRTA Executive Director