A day with the Speaker of the House

By News Staff on Monday, April 8, 2024
DeVillier balances full schedule as session gets underway
  • Speaker of the House of Representatives Phillip DeVillier signs bills that were passed in the House on Monday, March 18. The 2024 regular legislative session began Monday, March 11. (LSN photo by Claudette Olivier)
    Speaker of the House of Representatives Phillip DeVillier signs bills that were passed in the House on Monday, March 18. The 2024 regular legislative session began Monday, March 11. (LSN photo by Claudette Olivier)
    By: CLAUDETTE OLIVIER LSN Editor Louisiana State Representative Phillip DeVillier may spend most days during the 2024 regular legislative session almost 80 miles from home, but reminders of Eunice and the surrounding area are never far away. From standing outside the Pentagon Barracks eating boiled crawfish brought in from Acadia Parish to sitting directly behind Clerk of the House of Represen...

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