ACCOMPLISHMENTS

PATRICK DELIVERS


Since 2008, Patrick has authored and passed over 100 pieces of legislative instruments to protect our citizens and create a more efficient and accountable government. 


check out some of the highlights

  • Passed laws to protect women and children from violence and abuse
  • Increased penalties and restriction of sexual predators 
  • Enhanced penalties for violations of a protective order when committed while in possession of a firearm
  • Removed violent juveniles from the Bridge City detention center
  • Changed the definition of “crimes of violence” to further protect individuals with disabilities, children, and more from sexual abuse
  • Expanded protections and rights for crime victims
  • Expanded the discretion of local District Attorneys when it comes to charging juveniles as children or adults 
  • Amended the definition of "household member" for purposes of assistance and protection from domestic abuse 
  • Strengthened the sex offender register and the associated notification system
  • Enabled filing fees from specific crimes can be used for funding for the alcohol diversion program 
  • Increased penalties for second hand scalped sellers who violate the law to protect individuals from fraud

  • Created laws that prevent elected officials who are convicted of using their office for personal gain from ever having a contract with the state.
  • Passed laws that require a public official who used his office for personal gain to return any profits received from his illegal activity back to the state 

  • Requested the legislative auditor perform an audit on the Belle Chasse Bridge under construction
  • Requested the legislative auditor perform an audit on the Lafitte Independent Levee District
  • Called for numerous audits and investigations which ultimately resulted in the elimination of the tolls and the Crescent City Connection Division of the CCCD- since 2013 toll payers on the West Bank have saved over $250 million dollars that would have continued to pay for a non-functioning self-serving governmental bureaucracy
  • Prohibited the Department of Transportation Services from using CCCD “toll credits” on projects not located on the West Bank
  • Urged and requested the legislative auditor to review the Belle Chasse Bridge and tunnel public-private partnership project and if applicable, to develop recommendations for future public-private partnership projects based on best practices to get rid of tolls and save the people of the West Bank money
  • Commended the Stop the Tolls organization for their efforts in educating the public on the need to eliminate the tolls on the Crescent City Connection Bridge

  • Fought chemical companies who pollute our air and water 
  • Filed bills to require chemical plants install air monitoring equipment at their facilities
  • Strengthened litter laws
  • Defined cigarettes, cigarette butts, cigarillos, cigar or cigarillo tips as litter
  • Promoted an integrated coastal protection and restoration plan
  • Urged and requested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the president of the U.S. to expedite permitting of the artificial barrier island plan

  • Voted to permanently raise teacher pay to the southern average
  • Voted to increase funding for early childhood development 
  • Promoted economic opportunities for our state’s college athletes by legalizing name, image, and likeness deals
  • Worked with LSU and other Louisiana universities to create Louisiana’s name, likeness and imaging law

Jefferson Parish Capital Outlay Projects

  • Secured millions of dollars to preserve and restore Hope Haven campus in Marrero
  • Secured funding for the new Lafitte-Barataria swing bridge
  • Obtained funding for the Kerner Hwy. Bike Path
  • Obtained initial funding for the Peter’s Road by-pass
  • Obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in flood protection and levees for lower Jefferson Parish
  • Provided millions of state dollars for Parc Des Families improvements
  • Obtained millions of dollars to renovate and improve the landscape along the Westbank Expressway between Terry Parkway and Avondale
  • Improved and widened Ames Blvd.
  • Improved and widened Barataria Blvd.
  • Constructed a new down ramp for MacArthur Blvd.
  • Designated the Leo Kerner and Lafitte Parkway on Hwy. 3134 in Jefferson Parish as a Blue Star Memorial Highway
  • Beautification of the area of roadway and greenspace that lies between the Louis Armstrong International Airport and Interstate 10
  • Designated a portion of US 90 Business-Westbank Expressway in the City of Westwego as the "Michael D Louviere Memorial Highway"
  • Beautification of 4th Street and Barataria Blvd.
  • Refurbished the 4th Street Harvey Canal Bridge

Plaquemines Parish Capital Outlay Projects

  • Obtained funding for Historic Fort Jackson
  • Obtained funding for the Plaquemines Parish Croatian Society
  • Funded hundreds of millions of dollars for coastal restoration projects

  • Required 3-D mammogram imaging be made available to our wives, daughters, and sisters
  • Passed laws that made it a felony to assault health care workers
  • Removed restrictions that prohibited doctors employed by LSU to work at the VA hospital or other  governmental  healthcare facility as a healthcare provider or researcher

  • Created the Southeast Louisiana Port Authority Advisory Commission to provide the legislature a broad perspective regarding maritime ports and transportation-related matters to be considered in formulating department policies concerning the Louisiana maritime port system located along and near the lower Mississippi River
  • Forced Churchill Downs to re-invest in the New Orleans Fairgrounds instead of sending hundreds of millions of our dollars back to their corporate offices in Kentucky

  • Protected fishermen from harm caused by the BP oil spill and foreign imports
  • Strengthened reporting laws that punish restaurants who falsely advertise that they use Louisiana seafood
  • Urged and requested the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, in collaboration with the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, to study the feasibility of promoting the growth, production, and use of organic produce in this state

Turning Promises into Results

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