Louisiana Speaker of the House Clay Schexnayder was the guest speaker at the Livingston Parish Republican Womenâs Club meeting on Dec. 2 at Big Mikeâs in Denham Springs.
Schexnayder represents District 81, which includes Livingston, Ascension, St. James and St. John the Baptist parishes. He has ties to all of the parishes he represents but he grew up in Livingston. He is the first representative from Livingston Parish to hold the position of speaker of the house.
Schexnayder said that even though 2020 was a stressful year, the Legislature was able to pass meaningful bills, including tort reform; economic development bills; drafting a budget that gave priority to items such as road improvement; and initiatives to help get children back in school after the hurricanes. He felt the greatest achievement of the year was in working hand in hand with the Senate and collaborating to reach these goals.