Rep. Jerome Zeringue

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes the Louisiana Pregnancy and Baby Care Initiative, a state program designed to support pregnant women and newborns. It requires the relevant state department to create specific rules that ensure the program is clinically effective, financially stable, and held to high performance standards. The legislation also mandates that the department report its annual progress to the legislature, including details on oversight and penalties for failing to meet program goals.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates the rules for the Hurricane Ida Recovery Fund in Louisiana to guide how public money is spent on repairs. It allows government entities, such as school boards, to use funds for fixing damaged property that was not fully covered by insurance or federal aid. Additionally, the law permits any leftover money from these repairs to be used for specific public projects like maintaining roads, parks, water systems, or debris removal, provided the facility serves the public. The bill applies to political subdivisions and private nonprofit organizations that provide services to the general public.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows schools to administer specific medications to students under defined conditions. It requires the state Department of Education to create and share a list of approved medications and permits training for administration to be provided by medical emergency organizations, registered nurses, or licensed physicians. The legislation directly impacts school administrators, staff, and students by establishing a formal process for managing student health needs during the school day.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires Louisiana's judicial system to create a standardized budget document that details revenues and expenses for all state and local courts. Under the new rules, court administrators must collect these forms from individual courts by December 31st and submit a final report to the legislature and the public website by a later deadline. The law aims to improve transparency by ensuring a uniform format for financial reporting across the entire court system, from the supreme court down to municipal and traffic courts.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a concurrent resolution that formally expresses the condolences of the Louisiana Legislature on the death of James David Cain, a former state representative and senator. The document honors Cain's life and career by detailing his background as a basketball coach, his military service, and his decades of public service in both the House and Senate. It serves as an official acknowledgment of his contributions to the state and extends sympathy to his surviving family members, including his wife, children, and grandchildren.

Maddy summaryThis bill directs the Louisiana State Forester to create a training program focused on post-traumatic stress and emotional support for wildland firefighters. The legislation aims to help these workers manage the psychological stress associated with their demanding jobs by establishing an educational initiative. It does not allocate specific funding but rather mandates the state forester to develop this support system as part of their duties. The law applies specifically to individuals who fight wildfires and does not extend to other types of emergency responders.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends the language in a previous law to clarify that jurors can donate their daily jury duty pay to the Capital Area Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) organization. The changes correct minor wording errors by replacing "the" with "their" and updating a section reference from "Paragraph (A)" to "Subsection A." These adjustments ensure the existing rule allowing jurors to give their compensation to CASA is clearly written without altering the policy itself.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the Houma-Terrebonne Airport Commission to hire and commission its own peace officers to maintain security within the airport's physical boundaries and owned properties. These officers must be Louisiana citizens over the age of twenty-one and hold P.O.S.T. certification, giving them the power to enforce laws related to protecting people and property at the airport. While the airport's officers can handle routine security issues, the bill requires them to refer suspected felonies to municipal, parish, or state law enforcement agencies and to turn over any arrested individuals to those agencies. Additionally, the legislation clarifies that existing local and state police retain their authority in the area and will have final control during serious incidents or contested scenes.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a concurrent resolution that reaffirms the Louisiana Legislature's support for the annual Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Mapping Cruise, a research project led by Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. The resolution highlights the cruise's role in tracking the size of the low-oxygen "dead zone" off the coast, which impacts local fishing industries and marine life, and notes that the project has been running since 1985 to provide long-term data. It formally asks the U.S. Congress and Louisiana's congressional delegation to ensure continued federal funding for the cruise, which is currently financed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The measure does not create new laws or change existing regulations but serves to publicly endorse the ongoing scientific effort and advocate for its financial sustainability.

Maddy summaryThis concurrent resolution asks the U.S. Congress to place limits or taxes on imported shrimp, crab meat, and crawfish while creating a program to buy these products directly from American fishermen. The bill aims to help Louisiana's seafood industry, which is a major economic driver in coastal areas, by making it easier for local fishermen to sell their catch and compete with foreign sellers. It cites challenges faced by the industry, such as natural disasters and rising costs, as reasons for seeking federal support. The resolution does not change state law directly but formally requests federal action to protect domestic producers.