BATON ROUGE —T he state office of the National Federation of Independent Business has presented Guardian of Small Business certificates to 33 members of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
All 33 legislators—including 16 freshmen—earned 100 percent NFIB voting records during last year's back-to-back legislative sessions.
“Small business is the engine that powers the Louisiana economy,” said Dawn Starns, state director of NFIB. “These legislators stood up for small businesses and held the line on higher taxes and new government mandates that would have made it even harder for small businesses to expand and create jobs.”
Recipients (first-term legislators designated by an asterisk):
Mark Abraham*
Beryl Amedee*
Tony Bacala*
Larry Bagley*
Johnny Berthelot
Steve Carter
Jean-Paul Coussan*
Greg Cromer
Paula Davis*
Phillip Devillier*
Stephen Dwight*
Rick Edmonds*
Julie Emerson*
Reid Falconer*
Franklin Foil
Ray Garofalo
Stephanie Hilferty*
Dodie Horton*
Frankie Howard
Barry Ivey
Chris Leopold
Sherman Mack
Tanner Magee*
Jack McFarland*
Blake Miguez
Jay Morris
Kevin Pearson
Steve Pugh
Steve Pylant
Clay Schexnayder
John Schroder
Kirk Talbot
Zee Zeringue*
NFIB is the nation’s leading small business association, with offices in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals. Founded in 1943 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, NFIB gives small and independent business owners a voice in shaping the public policy issues that affect their business. NFIB’s powerful network of grassroots activists sends their views directly to state and federal lawmakers through its unique member-only ballot, thus playing a critical role in supporting America’s free enterprise system, reps said. NFIB’s mission is to promote and protect the right of its members to own, operate and grow their businesses.
