2009 Gladiator Award

Baton Rouge, La. - At the end of each legislative session, Louisiana Family Forum Action recognizes a “Gladiator” – one individual who has gone above and beyond the call to fight for families across Louisiana. Past recipients have led the charge to protect marriage and life in Louisiana. This year’s Gladiator worked to protect Louisiana families’ pocketbook.

Gene Mills, president of Louisiana Family Forum Action had this to say on announcing the selection of Louisiana Speaker of the House Jim Tucker (R-Terrytown) as the 2009 LFF Action Gladiator:

“The Louisiana Legislature, led by House Speaker Jim Tucker, fought off major efforts to raise taxes during the 2009 Fiscal Session that concluded in late June.

“This is the first time in modern Louisiana history that a projected budget deficit was filled with budget cuts rather than tax increases! We have Speaker Tucker and Governor Jindal to thank for this principled turnaround of fiscal policy in our state.

“Governor Jindal proclaimed that we didn’t need higher taxes and Speaker Tucker engineered the defeat of Senate initiatives aimed at raising them.

“Speaker Tucker, for his unyielding efforts on behalf of taxpaying families across Louisiana, is LFF Action’s selection for the 2009 Gladiator Award!

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