▁Orleans ▁sub ur bs , ▁admitted ▁to ▁having ▁given ▁Tul ane ▁University ▁scholar ships ▁to ▁their ▁children . ▁Legisl ators ▁are ▁allowed ▁under ▁an ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁law ▁to ▁design ate ▁one ▁Tul ane ▁scholar ship ▁recip ient ▁per ▁year , ▁but ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁giving ▁such ▁awards , ▁total ing ▁$ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁dollars , ▁to ▁family ▁members ▁had ▁been ▁previously ▁unknown . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁sen ator , ▁H oll is ▁champion ed ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁to ll s ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁Lake ▁Pont chart rain ▁C ause way . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁the ▁Jefferson ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Society . ▁As ▁commerce ▁committee ▁chairman , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁economic ▁development . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Sain ts ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁Har rah ' s ▁Cas ino , ▁and ▁legisl ation ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Lot tery . ▁He ▁successfully ▁fought ▁an ▁ear nings ▁tax ▁on ▁non - res idents ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁ ▁Support ing ▁gay ▁rights ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁H oll is ▁spoke ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁Senate ▁floor ▁against ▁an ▁anti ▁gay ▁marriage ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁constitution . ▁" I ' m ▁absolutely ▁convinced ▁that ▁those ▁people ▁who ▁lead ▁the ▁alternate ▁l ifest yle ▁do ▁so ▁because ▁of ▁gen et ics ," ▁H oll is ▁said . ▁He