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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 48
BY SENATOR MILLS
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Mary Julia S. Terrebonne upon her retirement from the
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend Mary Julia S. Terrebonne upon her retirement from the Louisiana Department2
of Health and Hospitals.3
WHEREAS, Mrs. Terrebonne is a native of Thibodeaux and grew up in Cut Off,4
Louisiana; and5
WHEREAS, in 1974, she graduated from South Lafourche High School in Galliano,6
Louisiana, and in 1979, she was a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Monroe, School7
of Pharmacy and remains a licensed pharmacist; and8
WHEREAS, fondly known to friends and family as "MJ" she married Charles9
"Chuck" Terrebonne on May 3, 1980; and10
WHEREAS, she and her husband have two sons, Marcel and Charles II "Chase"11
Terrebonne; and12
WHEREAS, Mrs. Terrebonne has provided years of outstanding service and13
dedication to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals; and14
WHEREAS, she developed and administered the statewide Medicaid pharmacy15
program, known as the Louisiana Medicaid Pharmacy Benefits Management System; and16
WHEREAS, she provided the department with dedicated service that has resulted in17
the availability and accessibility of over eleven million prescription services and in excess18 SCR NO. 48
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of four hundred and seventy million dollars in net expenditures to approximately nine1
hundred thousand Medicaid recipients annually; and2
WHEREAS, Mrs. Terrebonne, served the Louisiana Medicaid program for over3
twenty-nine years and due to her tireless energy, efforts and innovative ideas, she was4
selected to be the Louisiana pharmacy program director; and5
WHEREAS, her leadership was essential to the administration of an exemplary6
program in compliance with state statutes and federal Medicaid regulations and reforms; and7
WHEREAS, in recent years, Mrs. Terrebonne was instrumental in the8
implementation and administration of numerous Medicaid drug program cost containment9
measures, such as the Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee, state supplemental drug10
rebate system, prescription drug prior authorization system, and recipient monthly11
prescription limits, without compromising the program's effectiveness and integrity; and12
WHEREAS, she has dedicated her life to bettering the health and welfare of the13
citizens of Louisiana, and has touched so many who have had the privilege to learn from,14
work with, and know her; and15
WHEREAS, upon her retirement, Mrs. Terrebonne is looking forward to relaxing,16
enjoying life and creating new memories with her husband, sons, family and friends.17
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby18
commend and extend gratitude to Mrs. Mary Julia "MJ" S. Terrebonne for her outstanding19
service and over twenty-nine years to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.20
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Mrs.21
Mary Julia "MJ" S. Terrebonne.22
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Broussard-Johnson.
DIGEST
Mills SCR No. 48
Commends Mary Julia S. Terrebonne upon her retirement from DHH.