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==Potential gubernatorial bid==

==Potential gubernatorial bid==

Long was elected without opposition in 2011 to a second term in the state Senate. In May 2012, he indicated in an interview with ''The Piney Woods Journal'' in Winnfiels that hewas considering a gubernatorial bid of his own in 2015, when Jindal was term-limited. However, he never sought the governorship. In that interview Long criticized a bill submitted by then State Senator Elbert Guillory, an Opelousas Democrat, who later switched parties. The bill would have frozen cost of living adjustments to state retirees until an overhaul of the pension system is established. Long, a member of the Senate Retirement Committee, said that the Guillory plan is "a really bad bill" and if implemented could mean that retirees might never obtain a COLA.<ref>Tom Aswell, "Sen. Long hints at race for Governo," ''The Piney Woods Journal,'' June 2012, p. 1.</ref>

Long was elected without opposition in 2011 to a second term in the state Senate. In May 2012, he indicated in an interview with ''The Piney Woods Journal'' in Winnfiels that hewas considering a gubernatorial bid of his own in 2015, when Jindal was term-limited. However, he never sought the governorship. In that interview Long criticized a bill submitted by then State Senator Elbert Guillory, an Opelousas Democrat, who later switched parties. The bill would have frozen cost of living adjustments to state retirees until an overhaul of the pension system is established. Long, a member of the Senate Retirement Committee, said that the Guillory plan is "a really bad bill" and if implemented could mean that retirees might never obtain a COLA.<ref>Tom Aswell, "Sen. Long hints at race for Governor," ''The Piney Woods Journal,'' June 2012, p. 1.</ref>

In 2013, Long introduced legislation to provide tax incentives to encourage the younger generation of farm families and loggers to remain in business after their parents reach retirement age. Such family businesses, Long noted, are often passed down to the upcoming generation.<ref>James Ronald Skains, "Budget issues, Medicaid face LA legislature," ''The Piney Woods Journal,'' May 2013, pp. 1, 9</ref>

In 2013, Long introduced legislation to provide tax incentives to encourage the younger generation of farm families and loggers to remain in business after their parents reach retirement age. Such family businesses, Long noted, are often passed down to the upcoming generation.<ref>James Ronald Skains, "Budget issues, Medicaid face LA legislature," ''The Piney Woods Journal,'' May 2013, pp. 1, 9</ref>