How times have changed for state legislators traveling to session
The Steamboat E.J. Gay from the Clarence John Laughlin Archive at The Historic New Orleans Collection, Acc. No. 1981.247.12.93. The Steamboat E.J. ...
The Steamboat E.J. Gay from the Clarence John Laughlin Archive at The Historic New Orleans Collection, Acc. No. 1981.247.12.93. The Steamboat E.J. Gay, named for Louisiana financier and U.S. Sen. Edward James Gay, served as a mode of transport for travelers along Louisiana's waterways. PROVIDED PHOTO BY THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION So, it's the Monday before the Louisiana Legislature kicks off its 2023 session, and you're a House member who lives, say, in Minden, 196 miles from Baton Rouge in northwestern Louisiana.