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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 20
BY REPRESENTATIVE GARY SMITH
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Clyde "Rock" Gisclair for his service as St. Charles
Parish Assessor
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend Clyde "Rock" Gisclair for his many years of service as St. Charles Parish2
Assessor.3
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend and celebrate Clyde "Rock" Gisclair for4
his outstanding accomplishments; and5
WHEREAS, Clyde Gisclair is retiring as the St. Charles Parish Assessor, a position6
in which he has served with great dedication and effectiveness since 1972; and7
WHEREAS, Mr. Gisclair graduated from Hahnville High School in 1953; he signed8
a baseball contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers six days after graduation from high school9
and played professionally for four years; he received a bachelor of arts degree in 1967 and10
a master's degree in education in 1969 from Nicholls State University; and11
WHEREAS, in 1956, Mr. Gisclair was drafted into the United States Army, and he12
served with valor for nineteen months with DMZ Police in Korea; he became a barber in13
1958 and worked with his father, Claudet Gisclair; and14
WHEREAS, Mr. Gisclair became principal and ex-officio to the board of directors15
of Riverside Academy in 1970, and he also taught English and history at Hahnville High16
School; and17
WHEREAS, Mr. Gisclair assumed the duties of Assessor of St. Charles Parish on18
July 2, 1972; at the end of the present term on December 31, 2012, he will have served in19
this vital position for forty years of highly effective and productive service; and20 HLS 11RS-298 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gisclair is a member of the Louisiana Assessor's Association, the1
International Association of Assessing Officers, the Association of Governmental2
Accountants, the National Association of Master Appraisers, the College of Real Estate3
Appraisers, the International Real Estate Institute, and the Environmental Assessment4
Association, and he is a certified Louisiana assessor; and5
WHEREAS, Mr. Gisclair is a lifelong resident of Luling, Louisiana, is married to the6
former Sylvia Keller, and is a devoted father and grandfather; and7
WHEREAS, Mr. Gisclair is one of the finest public servants in Louisiana, and his8
distinguished service has forever changed his community for the better; and9
WHEREAS, as he brings this chapter of his professional life to a close, Clyde "Rock"10
Gisclair will remain an inspiration for the singular contributions he has made in his11
remarkable career of public service, and he merits the highest commendation and most12
sincere congratulations for his extraordinary service and for the tremendous pride, honor,13
and joy that he brings to all who know and love him.14
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby15
commend Clyde "Rock" Gisclair upon his many significant achievements, does hereby16
recognize and record for posterity the deep and abiding appreciation of his fellow citizens17
for his remarkable term of service as St. Charles Assessor and for his friendship, and does18
hereby extend to him best wishes for success and happiness in all of his future endeavors.19
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted20
to Clyde "Rock" Gisclair.21
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Gary Smith HCR No. 20
Commends Clyde "Rock" Gisclair for his service as St. Charles Parish Assessor.