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Regular Session, 2011 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 90
BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ADLEY, ALARIO, AMEDEE, APPEL, BROOME,
CHABERT, CHEEK, CLAITOR, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY,
ERDEY, GAUTREAUX, GUILLORY, HEITMEIER, JACKSON,
KOSTELKA, LAFLEUR, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTI NY,
MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MILLS, MORRELL, MORRISH, MURRAY,
NEVERS, PERRY, PETERSON, QUINN, RISER, SHAW, SMITH,
THOMPSON, WALSWORTH AND WILLARD-LEWIS
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Honorable Willie L. Mount and to express enduring gratitude for her
outstanding contributions to the City of Lake Charles, the parish of Calcasieu, and
the state of Louisiana, particularly during her tenure as a distinguished member of
the Louisiana Senate.
WHEREAS, Senator Willie Landry Mount is the true epitome of a statesman, a
public servant whose leadership as a state senator has merited her election to three
consecutive terms beginning in 2000, during which time she has utilized every opportunity
to serve the citizens of her district and the state in an honorable and dedicated manner; and
WHEREAS, Willie Mount is a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and is a proud
graduate of Lake Charles High School and McNeese State University where she received
a bachelor of science degree in business administration; and
WHEREAS, after graduation from college, Willie Mount became a licensed real
estate agent and also started a small business; and
WHEREAS, after spending several years building a successful business, Willie
Mount felt a higher calling to give back to the community that she loves so dearly and
embarked upon a path of public service; and
WHEREAS, in 1993, Willie Mount made the decision to seek the office of mayor
and was ultimately elected the first female mayor of the city of Lake Charles, a position she
held for the next six years; and
WHEREAS, during her term as mayor, Willie Mount was instrumental in raising the
pay for police, firefighters, and other city employees, in restoring the Central School Arts
and Humanities Center and the 1911 City Hall, in upgrading the parks and recreation
facilities throughout the city, in developing the lakefront with the addition of a boardwalk, SR NO. 90 ENROLLED
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fishing piers, and an interactive fountain, and, most importantly, promoting a positive
attitude about the city of Lake Charles coining the slogan "Lake Charles...Moving Forward
Together"; and
WHEREAS, in 1999, Willie Mount decided she could do even more for her
community and entered the election for District 27 State Senate; and
WHEREAS, again she found success, enjoying a landslide primary victory and
becoming the first female senator to represent Calcasieu Parish; and
WHEREAS, Senator Mount was reelected for two additional terms without
opposition and during her tenure in the Louisiana Senate she has consistently been one of
the strongest pro-consumer forces; and
WHEREAS, concerned with the triumph of reason and justice, she has always taken
a special interest in the healthcare and social issues which directly affect so many of the
constituents in her district and the state; and
WHEREAS, Senator Mount has served with the highest degree of professionalism
and diligence as the chairwoman of the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and Health and
Welfare committees and as a member of the following Senate standing committees:
Transportation, Highways, and Public Works, Judiciary B, and Judiciary C; the following
Senate Select Committees: Committee on Women and Children, Committee on Coastal
Restoration & Flood Control, Committee on Consumer Affairs and Technology, State
Technology Advisory Group, the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the Legislative
Audit Advisory Council, and the Millennium Port Commission; and
WHEREAS, Senator Mount has a tireless devotion to helping those who cannot
always help themselves and strives to help find solutions to the problems of not only her
constituents but of all the citizens that call the great state of Louisiana their home; and
WHEREAS, Senator Mount's professional, civic, religious, and business affiliations
have included memberships in the Louisiana Conference of Mayors, where she held the
position of president, the Louisiana Municipal Association, Council for a Better Louisiana,
McNeese State University Foundation Board, the Christus St. Patrick Board of Counselors
and the Alzheimer's Association State Board, the United Way Community Foundation,
Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana Board and the United Methodist Foundation; and SR NO. 90 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, although public service and civic activities have kept Senator Mount
busy, she has always ensured that God and her family come first; and
WHEREAS, she is a loving wife to her husband Benjamin Mount and loves nothing
more than simply spending time with her mother Willie McCullor Landry, her three siblings
Sandy, Richard, and Marsha and her many nieces and nephews; and
WHEREAS, as she prepares to begin the next exciting and productive chapter of her
life, Senator Mount merits a substantial amount of commendation for the contributions and
the exemplary accomplishments she has made for the state of Louisiana as a member of the
Louisiana Senate; and
WHEREAS, Senator Mount is the kind of person who represents the best of
Louisiana, a woman of wisdom who uses her talents, integrity, and passion to change her
community and state for the better.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and extend honor and recognition to the Honorable Willie L. Mount
for her outstanding accomplishments, particularly during her tenure as a member of the
Louisiana Senate, which has been marked by her uncompromising endeavor to improve the
welfare of the constituents in her district and the citizens of Louisiana, and hereby pays
tribute to her for the generous and effective way in which she has dedicated her time,
intelligence and tireless energy to the service of her family, friends, community, and state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does
hereby express enduring gratitude to Senator Mount for her service to the citizens of
Louisiana, as evidenced by her superlative achievements as a member of this distinguished
body, and hereby extends to her the best wishes of all of her colleagues for continued
prosperity and success in all of her future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Honorable Willie L. Mount.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE