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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

SCR 87: CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the passing of Walter "Wally" Taillon, "Mr. Jambalaya", a beloved community leader, master cook, mentor, and longtime champion of the Gonzales Jambalaya Festival.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SCR 87 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Louisiana Senate on May 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the passing of Walter "Wally" Taillon, "Mr. Jambalaya", a beloved community leader, master cook, mentor, and longtime champion of the Gonzales Jambalaya Festival. Primary sponsor: Eddie Lambert (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eddie LambertPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Tony BacalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Ken BrassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Ed PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Jeff WileyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
  2. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  4. Read by title, concurred in.
  5. Received from the House without amendments.
  6. Read by title and adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
  7. Received in the House from the Senate.
  8. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
  9. Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source