Jean-Paul “JP” Morrell is a former Louisiana State Senator and a 14-year veteran of the Louisiana Legislature. Elected in 2006, JP was the youngest chairman in the history of the Louisiana House of Representatives and retired from Legislative service in 2020 as a State Senator.
An advocate for women, children as well as survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, he was renowned in engineering bipartisan support for controversial and difficult legislation. In 2018, he authored the Constitutional Amendment which ended the Jim Crow Era practice of allowing felony convictions from crimes in Louisiana with split, non-unanimous, juries.
JP is Of Counsel with the Law Firm of Middleberg Riddle Group for over a decade and serves on a variety of boards, including the Louisiana Stadium Exposition District, New Orleans City Park, the Louisiana Children’s Museum and Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response (STAR) Louisiana. Additionally, he is a frequent speaker on Legislative Advocacy, Citizen Engagement, and other related topics.
JP’s a proud Dad, avid comic book nerd and fan of geek culture. He’s also generally regarded as a very loud progressive voice on social media.
What Am I Up To Right Now?
My Current Book (01/2023)
Still Just A Geek: An Annotated Memoir
By Will Wheaton
My Soundtrack Song (This Week)
Footloose
By Kenny Loggins
(Other) Podcast of the Week
Van on the Run
Dungeons and Daddies (A Dungeons and Dragons Podcast)
Quote of the Week
"To excel is to reach your own highest dream. But you must also help others, where and when you can, to reach theirs. Personal gain is empty if you do not feel you have positively touched another's life."
– Barbara Walters
