Speaker’s day is a busy one

By Harlan Kirgan on Thursday, March 28, 2024
DeVillier’s days as House Speaker include reminders of his home district
  • Speaker of the House of Representatives and Rep. Phillip DeVillier signs bills that were passed in the House on March 18. (Photo by Claudette Olivier/Crowley Post-Signal)
    Speaker of the House of Representatives and Rep. Phillip DeVillier signs bills that were passed in the House on March 18. (Photo by Claudette Olivier/Crowley Post-Signal)
  • Clerk of the House of Representatives Michelle Fontenot speaks to a representative prior to the start of a legislative session on March 18. Fontenot is a native of Eunice. (Photo by Claudette Olivier/Crowley Post-Signal)
    Clerk of the House of Representatives Michelle Fontenot speaks to a representative prior to the start of a legislative session on March 18. Fontenot is a native of Eunice. (Photo by Claudette Olivier/Crowley Post-Signal)
    Rep. 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 Representatives Michelle Fontenot, also a native of Eunice, during th...

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