Commends and congratulates Judge Dennis R. Bagneris on the occasion of his retirement from the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal.
Commends 15th Judicial District Court Judge Durwood W. Conque on the occasion of his retirement.
Commends Chief Judge Joan Bernard Armstrong on her retirement from the Louisiana State Court of Appeal Fourth Circuit and for 37 years of dedicated service to Louisiana's judicial system.
Commends Edwin W. "Bill" Curry for his many years of service to the Legislature of Louisiana and congratulates him upon his retirement.
Commends Judge Carl E. Stewart of Shreveport, Louisiana, on becoming Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Commends, posthumously, John P. Nelson Jr. for his contributions to civil rights in Louisiana.
Commends Senator Jean-Paul "JP" Morrell for his distinguished service in the Louisiana Legislature, particularly in the Senate representing Senate District No. 3.
Commends Justice Bernette J. Johnson of the Louisiana Supreme Court on her ascension in the legal field and for her outstanding contributions to both the legal field and her fellow man.
Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of retired Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge, Charles Lloyd Elloie of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Commends Judge Edwin A. Lombard for being inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame.