ases ▁involving ▁par al ysis ▁were ▁later ▁added . ▁Governor ▁Edwards ▁signed ▁Gu aris co ' s ▁bill ▁into ▁law . ▁The ▁Mar iju ana ▁Control ▁Board ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁monitor ▁the ▁law , ▁but ▁that ▁panel ▁never ▁function ed ▁and ▁was ▁abol ished , ▁along ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁in active ▁bo ards ▁and ▁comm issions , ▁ ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁law ▁signed ▁by ▁Governor ▁Bud dy ▁Ro emer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Gu aris co ▁ran ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁for ▁Louisiana ' s ▁ 3 rd ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁a ▁position ▁vac ated ▁by ▁incoming ▁Republican ▁Governor ▁David ▁C . ▁T reen . ▁The ▁two ▁major ▁candidates ▁were ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁Billy ▁T au zin , ▁then ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁but ▁later ▁a ▁Republican ▁from ▁Th ib od aux ▁and ▁newly ▁turned ▁Republican ▁Jim ▁Don el on ▁of ▁Jefferson ▁Par ish , ▁the ▁current ▁state ▁ins urance ▁commission er ▁who ▁had ▁run ▁un success fully ▁for ▁lieutenant ▁governor ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁general ▁election , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁fellow ▁Dem ocrat ▁Robert ▁" Bob by " ▁Fre eman ▁of ▁Pla qu em ine ▁in ▁I ber ville ▁Par ish . ▁Gu aris co , ▁considered ▁a ▁social ▁liberal ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁earlier ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁failed ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution , ▁and ▁Bob ▁N amer , ▁then ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁Dem ocrat , ▁rounded ▁out ▁the ▁four -