Senate Committees
The Louisiana State Senate currently has over fifteen different committees in which the senators sit. These committees address a wide range of issues such as environmental quality, education, labor relations and more . A full list of the committees can be found at the senate committees page. Likewise, a full list of committee assignments (by member) can be found at the committee assignments page.
| Name | Chairman | Vice Chairman |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development | Francis Thompson | R. L. "Bret" Allain |
| Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Internation Affairs | Danny Martiny | Rick Gallot |
| Education | Conrad Appel | Eric LaFleur |
| Eviromental Quality | Mike Walsworth | Troy E. Brown |
| Finance | Jack Donahue | Norby Chabert |
| Health and Welfare | David Heitmeier | Fred H. Mills |
| Insuarnce | Blade Morrish | Gary Smith |
| Judiciary A | Ben Nevers | Dan Claitor |
| Judiciary B | J. P. Morrell | Ronnie Johns |
| Judiciary C | Bob Kostelka | Jonathan Perry |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | A. G. Crowe | Ed Murray |
| Local and Municipal Affairs | Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb | Gregory Tarver |
| Natural Resources | Gerald Long | Rick Ward |
| Retirement | Elbert Guillory | Page Cortez |
| Revenue and Fiscal Affairs | Neil Riser | Dale Erdey |
| Senate and Governmental Affairs | Jody Amedee | Mike Walsworth |
| Transportation, Highways, and Public Works | Robert Adley | Sherri Smith Buffington |
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