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In 1993, Hollis, along with fellow lawmakers [[Kernan "Skip" Hand]], [[Jim Donelon]], and [[Steve Theriot]], all of the New Orleans suburbs, admitted to having given [[Tulane University]] scholarships to their children. Legislators are allowed under an 1884 law to designate one Tulane scholarship recipient per year, but the practice of giving such awards, totaling $17,000 in 1993 dollars, to family members had been previously unknown.<ref>{{cite web|author=Scott Dyer|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|title=Scholarship Controversy Grows| page=1-A | date=June 17, 1993}}</ref>
In 1993, Hollis, along with fellow lawmakers [[Kernan "Skip" Hand]], [[Jim Donelon]], and [[Steve Theriot]], all of the New Orleans suburbs, admitted to having given [[Tulane University]] scholarships to their children. Legislators are allowed under an 1884 law to designate one Tulane scholarship recipient per year, but the practice of giving such awards, totaling $17,000 in 1993 dollars, to family members had been previously unknown.<ref>{{cite web|author=Scott Dyer|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|title=Scholarship Controversy Grows| page=1-A | date=June 17, 1993}}</ref>
As a senator, Hollis championed the removal of tolls on the south shore of the [[Lake Pontchartrain]] Causeway. He was an advocate for the Jefferson Performing Arts Society. As commerce committee chairman, he worked for economic development. He was involved in the negotiations to retain the [[New Orleans Saints]] in the state, the completion of Harrah's Casino, and legislation establishing the current Louisiana lottery. He successfully fought an earnings tax on non-residents working in the city of New Orleans.<ref name=obit/>
As a senator, Hollis championed the removal of tolls on the south shore of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. He was an advocate for the Jefferson Performing Arts Society. As commerce committee chairman, he worked for economic development. He was involved in the negotiations to retain the [[New Orleans Saints]] in the state, the completion of Harrah's Casino, and legislation establishing the current Louisiana lottery. He successfully fought an earnings tax on non-residents working in the city of New Orleans.<ref name=obit/>
==Supporting gay rights==
==Supporting gay rights==