When Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey, Jr. introduced Senate Bill 93 to members of Governmental Affairs Wednesday, he warned them his bill could metamorphosis into divisive legislation.
“What I’m sure will be the most controversial bill of the session, I bring you Senate Bill 93 which simply designates the Gulf Fritillary as the state butterfly,” said Cathey.
Cathey told committee members the Gulf Fritillary is the only butterfly indigenous to the Bayou State. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt expressed relief knowing that other butterflies would not flutter to unseat the Gulf Fritillary’s designation due to its native status.
Cathey impressed his colleagues with his expanding vocabulary.
“I’m not a lepidopterous, so,” Cathey said.
“That’s a word, yeah that’s a big word,” Hewitt said.
“That is a person who studies butterflies,” Cathey stated proudly.
During his introduction, Cathey told lawmakers the bill had been molting for some time because it’s part of a campaign promise he made years ago.
“And so, I’m just fulfilling a campaign promise that I made to somebody in 2015,” Cathey explained.
“Well, I’ve heard of a lot of campaign promises, this is a first for me,” Hewitt responded.
Hewitt along with other committee members approved the bill and it flies to the Senate.
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