Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SR184: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the Honorable Foster L. Campbell Jr. on the occasion of fifty years of continuously holding elective office in Louisiana, first as state senator and currently as Public Service Commissioner.
Status: Passed both chambers, May 31, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution To commend and congratulate the Honorable Foster L. Campbell Jr. on the occasion of fifty years of continuous elective service to the state of Louisiana, first as a state senator and currently as Public Service Commissioner.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate the Honorable Foster L. Campbell Jr. on the occasion of fifty years of continuous elective service to the state of Louisiana, first as a state senator and currently as Public Service Commissioner. WHEREAS, Foster L. Campbell Jr. was born on January 6, 1947, in Shreveport, Louisiana, and raised in Bossier Parish, where he developed the deep connection to rural communities that would shape his public career; and WHEREAS, he graduated from Bossier High School, attended Louisiana State University, and earned a bachelor's degree in business and economics from Northwestern State University; and WHEREAS, Foster was a proud member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at both LSU and Northwestern, forming lifelong bonds with many fraternity brothers who would later serve alongside him in elected office; and WHEREAS, before entering public office, he worked as a schoolteacher at Plain Dealing High School and Haughton High School in Bossier Parish, while also selling agricultural products to support his young family; and WHEREAS, in 1975, at the age of twenty-eight, Foster qualified for the open seat in Senate District 36; and Page 1 of SLS 26RS-1544 ORIGINAL SR NO. WHEREAS, he led a crowded field in the primary and then defeated former Speaker of the House John Sidney Garrett in the runoff, becoming one of the youngest state …
Sponsors
- Boudreaux, Gerald (D, 24) · primary sponsor
- Barrow, Regina (D, 15)
- Barthelemy II, Sidney (D, 3)
- Carter, Gary (D, 7)
- Duplessis, Royce (D, 5)
- Harris, Jimmy (D, 4)
- Jackson-Andrews, Katrina (D, 34)
- Jenkins, Sam (D, 39)
- Luneau, Jay (D, 29)
- Price, Edward (D, 2)
- Larry Selders (D, SD-014)
Latest actions
- : Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
- : Read by title and adopted.
- : Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Common questions
- What is SR184?
- SR184 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the Honorable Foster L. Campbell Jr. on the occasion of fifty years of continuously holding elective office in Louisiana, first as state senator and currently as Public Service Commissioner.
- What does SR184 do?
- In its own words: A resolution To commend and congratulate the Honorable Foster L. Campbell Jr. on the occasion of fifty years of continuous elective service to the state of Louisiana, first as a state senator and currently as Public Service Commissioner.
- What is the status of SR184?
- Passed both chambers as of May 31, 2026. Latest action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026. (June 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR184?
- Boudreaux, Gerald (D, 24), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR184?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SR184
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