NEVERS: Has been married to his wife Anne for 57 years

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1994. He was in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1999-2003 before serving in the State Senate District 12 (2004-2016).

Nevers chaired three committees, the State Education, Judiciary ‘A’ Committee, which oversees civil law in Louisiana, and the Labor and Industrial Relations.

He spent four years in each.

Nevers said that there probably aren’t a lot of people who chaired three committees, but with other people’s help and God’s help, he was able to pass some nationally recognized legislation. One of those was dual enrollment. He said that was one that got nationally recognized and that Louisiana was one of the first states for dual enrollment.

They also passed a piece of legislation that formed a commission that reduced child poverty by 10 percent each year for five years.

“I certainly didn’t accomplish these things by myself,” Nevers said. “I was able to work across party lines. I didn’t care about party lines. I just wanted to work across the aisles and help the people.”

Nevers also credited working with other state representatives and state senators in the legislature that represented our area to helping get the bills passed.

Nevers was also chairman of Governor John Bel Edwards’ transition team and became his Chief of Staff.

Edwards the fourth governor that Nevers served with.

Nevers, who graduated from Louisiana Technical College on the Sullivan Campus in 1969, lives in Bogalusa with his wife Anne and they have three children. Nevers and Anne have been married for 57 years.