Most people come to the Louisiana capitol to debate or get a bill passed that could be life-altering. Those who climbed 30 flights of stairs at the capitol Tuesday morning (Feb. 4) aren’t legislators though.
However, they are change-makers covered in heavy-duty gear and fire hats.
“The journey I’ve been through, the journey I’ve seen other people go through, it’s just a small chip off the back of what goes on behind the scenes,” said Seth Champagne, a cancer survivor.
Champagne has been running into burning buildings for 12 years, but he has faced a different type of battle as a cancer survivor.
“I kind of had an idea of what was going on, but wasn’t for sure,” Champagne said.
With each step up the stairs, these firefighters carry those that have had a bout with cancer.