| | Entering his third and final House term on January 11, 2016, Hazel has announced that he was crossing cross party lines to support the Democrat Walt Leger | | Entering his third and final House term on January 11, 2016, Hazel has announced that he was crossing cross party lines to support the Democrat Walt Leger |
| − | Entering his third and final term in the House in 2016, Hazel supported Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] choice of the liberal lawmaker, Walt Leger, III, of New Orleans for Speaker of the state House.[22] However, in an upset, lawmakers chose not Leger as Speaker but New Iberia Republican [[Taylor Barras]],[23] a more conservative representative who vacates the House in January 2020. | + | Entering his third and final term in the House in 2016, Hazel supported Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] choice of the [[liberal]] lawmaker, Walt Leger, III, of New Orleans for Speaker of the state House.[22] However, in an upset, lawmakers chose not Leger as Speaker but New Iberia Republican [[Taylor Barras]],[23] a more [[conservative]] representative who vacates the House in January 2020. |