Career
In his announcement of candidacy in 2011, Adams, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, cited his priorities as crime fighting, flood protection, tackling erosion of the coastal wetlands, and support for emergency services. He pledged accessibility to constituents. Adams is a 1981 graduate of River Oaks Academy in Belle Chasse in Plaquemines Parish.
He holds certificates in firefighting from federal, state and local governments through Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and the United States Department of Homeland Security.
Adams sells fire trucks as his principal job. He has declared bankruptcy three times—1988, 2000, and 2006.
He indicated that he has paid his creditors entirely. This personal experience, he said, shows that he can overcome financial turmoil.
Adams said the he will work to control blight by the removal of buildings which pose fire hazards or become a haven for crime.
Adams proposed in his campaign that the state impose greater penalties for derelict property owners than those within the local code enforcement. Adams considers himself "a boots on the ground kind of guy" in the legislature. Adams succeeded Republican Representative Ricky Templet of Gretna, who did not seek reelection but instead was elected to the Jefferson Parish Council.