
List of Legislators Who Used Perk To Purchase LSU Tickets
I don't think there are any football fans in the state of Louisiana that wouldn't want to be in the stands when LSU plays its next couple of football games. If things go the Tigers way, they could be college football's national champion with a win in the Peach Bowl and then another victory on January 13th.
Members of Louisiana's Legislature are football fans too. However, they have some advantages that "common folks" like you and I don't have. They get to purchase tickets through LSU. This means they have a better selection of seats and they don't have to worry about tickets not being available or paying higher prices on the secondary resale market.
It's good to be a legislator. From what we understand through published reports, 95 of the state's 105 Representatives and 38 of 39 Senators signed up for at least one postseason ticket opportunity through LSU.
The folks at NOLA.com and the Advocate.com published a list of names of legislators who took advantage of this perk of the job. The individuals on this list did nothing wrong. Well, nothing wrong at least in the eyes of the law or the rules as they are written. The court of public opinion might render a different verdict though.
Here are the names, in no particular order. Those who purchased tickets through the National Championship Host Committee include:
Sen. Jack Donahue
Sen. Ronnie Johns
Sen. John Smith
Sen. Patrick "Page" Cortez
Sen. Gary Smith
Sen. Danny Martiny
Sen. Dale Erdey
Sen. Bodi White
Sen. Conrad Appel
Sen. Eric Lafleur
Sen. Jay Luneau
Sen. Ed Price
Sen. Ryan Gatti
Sen. Eddie Lambert
Sen. Sharon Hewitt
Sen. Dan Claitor
Sen. Barrow Peacock
Sen. Rick Ward, III
Sen. Michael Walsworth
Sen. Norby Chabert
Rep. Mark Abraham
Rep. Neil Abramson
Rep. Roy Daryl Adams
Rep. Larry Bagley
Rep. Thomas Carmody
Rep. Steve Carter
Rep. Patrick Connick
Rep. Jean-Paul Coussan
Rep. Cameron Henry
Rep. Stephanie Hilferty
Rep. Katrina Jackson
Rep. Ted James
Rep. Patrick Jefferson
Rep. Mike Johnson
Rep. Walt Leger
Rep. Tanner Magee
Rep. Jack McFarland
Rep. Wayne McMahen
Rep. Dustin Miller
Rep. Kevin Pearson
Rep. Alan Seabaugh
Rep. Polly Thomas
Rep. Chris Turner
Rep. Chris Leopold
According to the same report on NOLA.com these legislators purchased tickets to the SEC Championship Game through LSU:
Rep. Alan T. Seabaugh
Rep. Barbara Carpenter
Rep. Barry Ivey
Rep. Cameron Henry
Rep. Christopher J. Leopold
Rep. Christopher Turner
Rep. Denise Marcelle
Rep. Dorothy Sue Hill
Rep. Gregory A. Miller
Rep. Jerome "Dee" Richard
Rep. John A. Berthelot
Rep. John E. Guinn
Rep. Joseph A. Marino, III
Rep. Katrina R. Jackson
Rep. Kevin Pearson
Rep. Malinda White
Rep. Neil Abramson
Rep. Pat Moore
Rep. Patricia Haynes Smith
Rep. Patrick O. Jefferson
Rep. Polly Thomas
Rep. Roy Daryl Adams
Rep. Ryan Bourriaque
Rep. Sam Jenkins
Rep. Sam Jones
Rep. Steve Carter
Rep. Stuart Moss
Rep. Terry Landry
Rep. Walter Leger, III
Rep. Wayne McMahen
Sen. Beth Mizell
Sen. Bob Hensgens
Sen. Bodi White
Sen. Dan Morrish
Sen. Gary L. Smith Jr.
Sen. Jack Donahue
Sen. James Fannin
Sen. Jay Luneau
Sen. Karen R. Carter Peterson
Sen. Kenneth Eric LaFleur
Sen. Norby Chabert
Sen. Patrick "Page" Cortez
Sen. Regina Barrow
Sen. Robert Allain
Sen. Ronnie Johns
Sen. Ryan Gatti
Sen. Sharon Hewitt
Sen. Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb
Sen. Wesley T. Bishop
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