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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 63
BY SENATOR PERRY
FEDERAL PROGRAMS. Requests the United States Postal Service to keep the post office
in the Village of Maurice open.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request United States Postal Service to keep the post office in the Village of2
Maurice open.3
WHEREAS, the Village of Maurice, through its mayor, has received verification that4
the post office for the Village of Maurice may close in the near future; and5
WHEREAS, the proposed closure apparently arises due to the rural carriers being6
based and serviced out of the city of Broussard; and 7
WHEREAS, the post office located in the Village of Maurice is an integral part of8
the community, providing a convenient venue for older aged citizens to have easy access to9
the postal service; and10
WHEREAS, according to the 2010 census guidelines, the Village of Maurice is the11
eighth fastest growing incorporated area in the state of Louisiana and has a new apartment12
complex being constructed and a new nursing home facility ; and13
WHEREAS, this growth is projected to continue by at least this rate or greater in the14
future; and15
WHEREAS, the closure of the Village of Maurice post office will create an undue16
hardship to the citizens of the village by requiring them to travel to the city of Broussard for17
direct post office services; and18 SCR NO. 63
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WHEREAS, it is essential that the post office in the Village of Maurice not close, as1
eighty per cent of the village residents receive and disburse mail within the village.2
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby3
urge and request that the United States Postal Service to keep the post office in the Village4
of Maurice open.5
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the6
United States Postal Service Board of Governors Chairman Louis J. Giuliano, United States7
Postal Service Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe, United States Senators Mary8
Landrieu and David Vitter, and United States Congressman Charles Boustany.9
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
Perry SCR No.
Requests the U.S. Postal Service to keep the post office in the Village of Maurice open.