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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 97
BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Lynn Cooper upon his retirement as warden of the
Avoyelles Correctional Center
A RESOLUTION1
To commend Lynn Cooper upon his retirement as warden of the Avoyelles Correctional2
Center.3
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Lynn Cooper for his exceptional4
achievements and contributions upon his retirement as warden of the Avoyelles Correctional5
Center; and6
WHEREAS, as warden of Avoyelles Correctional Center, Warden Cooper is7
responsible for managing, planning, directing, supervising, and coordinating all phases of8
operation for the care, training, rehabilitation, and welfare of more than one thousand five9
hundred offenders and a staff of more than three hundred; and10
WHEREAS, Warden Cooper has twenty-five years of experience in the field of11
corrections and started his career at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in February of 1986 as12
a cadet; and13
WHEREAS, between 1986 and 1992, Warden Cooper held the rank of sergeant; he14
was promoted to lieutenant and moved up through the ranks to the position of assistant15
warden in 1999; and16
WHEREAS, in 2001, Warden Cooper became warden of Louis Jetson Correctional17
Center for Youth in Baton Rouge, and he has served with great distinction as warden at18
Avoyelles Correctional Center since 2003; and19
WHEREAS, Warden Cooper's civic and professional affiliations include serving as20
a member of the Marksville Chamber of Commerce, the executive board of North American21 HLS 12RS-4232 ORIGINAL
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Association of Wardens and Superintendents, the board of advisers for the Louisiana1
Technical College/Ward H. Nash Avoyelles Campus, the board and the finance committee2
of the Department of Corrections Credit Union, and Christian Family Worship Center, and3
as president of the Louisiana Association of Wardens; and4
WHEREAS, Warden Cooper is widely respected and admired by his fellow citizens5
for his outstanding professional accomplishments and for his singular contributions to the6
Avoyelles Parish community; and7
WHEREAS, Warden Lynn Cooper merits a special measure of commendation for8
the tremendous pride and honor he brings to Avoyelles Parish and to the state of Louisiana.9
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the10
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Lynn Cooper upon his retirement as warden11
of the Avoyelles Correctional Center, does hereby recognize and record for posterity his long12
and highly effective career as a dedicated public servant, and does hereby extend to him best13
wishes for continued success and happiness in his future endeavors.14
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted15
to Warden Lynn Cooper.16
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)]
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Commends Lynn Cooper upon his retirement as warden of the Avoyelles Correctional
Center.