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Senator calls for quiet moment on Senate floor to honor Martha Odom after Louisiana shootings
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Summary
On the Senate floor a senator asked the chamber to join in a quiet moment to honor Martha Odom and others after recent mass shootings in Shreveport and Baton Rouge, saying, "We all grieve." The remarks were framed as representing personal and statewide sorrow.
A senator on the Senate floor called for a quiet moment to honor Martha Odom and others after mass shootings in Shreveport and Baton Rouge, saying, "We all grieve." The senator framed the remarks as representing both personal sorrow and the grief of their state.
The senator said a recent phone call from a friend identified in the transcript as "College Temple," described as a well-known former LSU player, compelled the floor statement. The speaker asked the chamber to acknowledge the families affected and to join "in a quiet moment for the life of Martha Odom, for everyone who loved her, loves her still, and will always love her."
Addressing the presiding officer, the senator asked, "Mister president, what do we say when words fail?" and emphasized that the state shares profound sorrow for the victims and their families. The remarks referenced a prior floor statement about a mass shooting in Shreveport and named a separate recent shooting in Baton Rouge.
The senator concluded the brief floor statement by yielding the floor back to the presiding officer. There was no formal motion or vote associated with these remarks in the transcript.
