Bardanouve wing of Capitol close to reality

Bardanouve wing of Capitol close to reality

36-year Harlem lawmaker to be honored in Helena

An iconic Hi-Line legislator is one step away from permanent remembrance in Helena, where he served as a legislator for nearly four decades.

A bill renaming the east wing of the first floor of the Montana Capitol after Harlem legislator Francis Bardanouve passed its second reading — in a fairly close vote — Wednesday, and is scheduled for its third and final reading today.

"He's fully deserving of that honor. Even more," Greg Jergeson of Chinook, former state senator and chair of the Public Servi...