For Immediate Release
Friday, August 13, 2010

State Rep. Kevin Pearson (R-76) today reiterated his endorsement of Kevin Davis for lieutenant governor and applauded the St. Tammany Parish President’s consistent stand against government incompetence in protecting Lake Pontchartrain from the BP oil spill.

“Last week I officially endorsed Kevin Davis for the state’s number-two job, and I will repeat and reissue that endorsement as often as possible between now and Election Day,” Pearson said.  “In addition to his extraordinary work as St. Tammany Parish President in the last 10 years, Kevin has recently shown leadership and courage in protecting the Lake Pontchartrain Basin from oil incursion.”

Davis took steps to protect Lake Pontchartrain before state and federal officials responded, and yesterday vowed he will go to jail before rescinding an executive order that attempts to compensate for federal sluggishness in dealing with the oil spill.

“In his 10 years as parish president, Kevin has overseen major infrastructure improvements, worked to recruit businesses to St. Tammany and helped create more than 17,000 jobs, undertaken an expansion of cultural arts and recreation, and exhibited a movement towards intergovernmental cohesion that never existed before,” Pearson said.  “After Hurricane Katrina, St. Tammany was the first affected Parish to be up and running and the first to show rapid progress in recovery.  I am pleased and proud to support Kevin Davis for lieutenant governor.”

For more information about Pearson, visit www.KevinPearson.la and find him on Facebook at “Representative Kevin Pearson.”   For more information about Davis’ campaign, visit www.KevinDavis2010.com.