New Orleans Senator GARY CARTER (photo courtesy of Gary Carter/Facebook)
New Orleans Senator Gary Carter is no longer on the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee after his heated exchange with West Monroe Senator Jay Morris. Carter’s emotions boiled as he questioned Morris about his intentions with legislation that he believes is attempting to remove Black people from political office.
Senate Governmental Affairs Chairman Caleb Kleinpeter had to stop the meeting so emotions could subside.
Carter issued a public apology to Morris on the Senate floor.
“My questions seemed like ad hominem or personal attacks on you. I apologize. I did not intend that at all; it’s part of me losing my temper,” Carter said.
On Tuesday, Senator Carter announced he is stepping away from Senate Governmental Affairs and will be replaced by fellow Democrat and New Orleans Senator Royce Duplessis. Carter says his decision to remove himself from the panel will help restore the decorum and focus this moment demands.
During a speech to fellow Senators, Carter admits he lost his cool while discussing a contentious issue.
“It’s very important, as we have those conversations, we do so with cool heads and cool minds; even-tempered. And I’ll be the first to tell you that I lost my cool, lost my temper during the hearing that we had Friday,” Carter noted.
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