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Louisiana Senators Stewart Cathey, Regina Barrow nearly come to blows in Capitol spat
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:33 am
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:33 am
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Two Louisiana senators - Republican Stewart Cathey of West Monroe and Democrat Regina Barrow of Baton Rouge - nearly came to blows Monday following debate over a bill that amplified the divide between the northern and southern parts of the state.
"Stewart Cathey came within 2 seconds of getting his butt whipped," Barrow said of the exchange. "If (Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome) hadn't walked up, I was about to charge him."
Barrow's reaction came after she said Cathey stuck his finger in her face and cursed loudly in the hallway outside the Senate Fiscal Affairs Committee room.
"I'm competitive and passionate about legislation and my district and I let my competitive juices get the best of me," Cathey told USA Today Network.
Cathey later apologized to Barrow on the Senate floor.
The confrontation followed debate over Cathey's Senate Bill 193, which would redistribute $7.5 million across the state rather than the entire amount go to East Baton Rouge Parish.
Cathey said the ad valorem tax is collected on the value of railcars throughout the state, but East Baton Rouge receives all of the revenue.
"Nobody knows why," Cathey said.
Barrow agreed that the origin of the collections is a mystery, but said Cathey should have approached capitol area lawmakers before presenting the bill.
"I don't know the rationale - it happened 50 years ago," Barrow said. "But to just yank it away isn't a good way to go about it. It caught all of us off guard."
Cathey postponed a committee vote on the bill until next week.
"Look, North Louisiana is almost always treated unfairly," he said. "This revenue should be shared across the state."
"I will eventually accept the apology, but it's too fresh right now," Barrow said.
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Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:35 am to ragincajun03
It’s easy to tell who was the aggressor and who is the innocent victim
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:36 am to ragincajun03
Cathey gon get shot showing dat disrespect
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:36 am to ragincajun03
Beat that bitch. Beat that ho.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:36 am to ragincajun03
No idea what happened here but Barrow is an idiot.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:38 am to ragincajun03
quote:
"Stewart Cathey came within 2 seconds of getting his butt whipped," Barrow said of the exchange.
Typical. Incapable of hearing alternative ideas.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:38 am to ragincajun03
quote:
"Stewart Cathey came within 2 seconds of getting his butt whipped," Barrow said of the exchange. "If (Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome) hadn't walked up, I was about to charge him."
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:39 am to ragincajun03
quote:"Hold me back bro, hold me back!"
If (Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome) hadn't walked up, I was about to charge him."
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:40 am to lsuhunt555
Cathey is kind of a poon. She could probably take him.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:41 am to ragincajun03
I’d rather stick my dick in a dishwasher than argue with an “empowered” black woman.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:41 am to ragincajun03
quote:We all know why.
"Nobody knows why," Cathey said.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:41 am to member12
Apparently for the past several decades, East Baton Rouge Parish has been the sole beneficiary of ad valorem taxes collected on railcars across the state.
Stewart Cathy proposed a bill to start distributing that revenue throughout the state, and Broome and Barrow don't like that idea.
Stewart Cathy proposed a bill to start distributing that revenue throughout the state, and Broome and Barrow don't like that idea.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:42 am to ragincajun03
Cathey ain't wrong either. South Louisiana always gets the benefits at the expense of North Louisiana, in pretty much everything in this state.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:42 am to ragincajun03
quote:
"Nobody knows why," Cathey said.
Oh, I have an idea...
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:42 am to Honest Tune
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than argue with an “empowered” black woman.
When youre called a queen, and told that anyone disareeing with you is racist, I imagine you grow up to be a pretty horrible person.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:43 am to ragincajun03
We’re not sending our best.
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:43 am to ragincajun03
Is there video? Was she doing the neck swirl, twerking, or did she think they were at Waffle House?
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:45 am to ragincajun03
quote:
"If (Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome) hadn't walked up, I was about to charge him."
I see Broome is fricking up shite at the Capital also
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:46 am to ragincajun03
Where are the photos so we can make a fair judgement call?
Posted on 4/25/23 at 10:46 am to ragincajun03
I support his bill.
Anything taking money out of SWB’s pockets is a good thing at this point IMHO.
Anything taking money out of SWB’s pockets is a good thing at this point IMHO.
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