I was so thankful to spend some time with longtime friends and supporters last night. We rented the fabulous Traina’s Bakery that has served our community since 1941. We appreciated the graciousness and service of our lifelong friend Bruce Thomas.
I was so honored to share this moment with my wife Robin as I qualified for judge today. Thank you, Robin, my family, and my friends for the support you’ve given me over the years and in this campaign.
Robin and Walter took time off the campaign trail to celebrate the high school graduation of three of their thirteen grandchildren. They were joined by five of their six children and assorted spouses and fiancés.
Robin and I had a great time last night celebrating the local business community at the annual Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Judge Jay McCallum was the guest speaker. And we enjoyed the company of our friends Mark and Sylvia Kinman, Joe Carpenter and our daughter in law Samantha May.
I was also honored to attend the swearing-in ceremony of another good man, Eddie Holmes, as the new Clerk of Court in Bienville Parish. Part of the ceremony was to acknowledge the contributions and public service of Jim Martin, the out-going Clerk of Court who served in the Bienville Parish Clerk’s office for 34 years.
I was honored to be at the swearing-in ceremony today for Sam Dowies, the new incoming Sheriff for Claiborne Parish. Sam is a great guy and will make an outstanding Sheriff for the people of Claiborne Parish. Brian Driskill was also sworn-in as Chief Deputy. Afterward, all the deputies were sworn in by Clerk of …
Robin and I attended the shrimp boil and fundraising events at the Haynesville Country Club on Saturday as part of the Twenty-first Annual Claiborne Charity Golf Classic. The Claiborne Charity is the largest charitable organization in Claiborne having expended in the last twenty years over $585,139.66 helping over 600 families deal with all kinds of …
I attended the lunch for retiring Claiborne Parish Sheriff Ken Bailey on Friday. Both the fried catfish and the company were great. I am pictured here with Sheriff Bailey. Sheriff Bailey began working for the sheriff’s office in 1986 and was first elected sheriff in 2003. He was reelected three times, serving a total of …
I had a fun afternoon yesterday visiting with some of our future star players and their families and coaches at the Haynesville Youth Football sign-ups.
We enjoyed our recent dinner at Homer Seafood restaurant and visiting with the owner, David Nokes.