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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 185
BY REPRESENTATIVE KLECKLEY AND SENATORS ADLEY, ALARIO, ALLAIN,
AMEDEE, APPEL, BROOME, BROWN, BUFFINGTON, CHABERT, CLAITOR,
CORTEZ, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY-COLOMB, ERDEY, GALLOT,
GUILLORY, HEITMEIER, JOHNS, KOSTELKA, LAFLEUR, LONG, MARTINY,
MILLS, MORRELL, MORRISH, MURRAY, NEVERS, PEACOCK, PERRY,
PETERSON, RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER, THOMPSON,
WALSWORTH, WARD, AND WHI TE
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend Daniel L. Juneau upon his retirement as president of the Louisiana Association
of Business and Industry.
WHEREAS, as Dan Juneau prepares to retire from the Louisiana Association of
Business and Industry (LABI), the 2013 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana
will mark the final such session wherein he serves in his capacity of president of the
organization; and
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau merits a special commendation for his lifelong commitment
to economic growth in Louisiana and his extensive service to the people and business
community of Louisiana as president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry;
and
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau has devoted the past forty years of his life to fighting for
key reforms necessary to improve Louisiana's business climate and strengthen its economy;
and
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, and grew up in Rapides
Parish where he attended public schools and graduated from Menard Memorial High School
and thereafter Louisiana State University in Alexandria; and
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau received his bachelor of arts degree in liberal arts from the
University of Louisiana in Lafayette and thereafter was an instructor at Rayne Catholic
Elementary School in Rayne, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau was selected to serve as general manager of the Lafayette
Chamber of Commerce in 1972, a position he held for fourteen years, during which time he
learned the challenges facing businesses at the local level; and ENROLLEDHCR NO. 185
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WHEREAS, during this same period, Dan Juneau also served as vice president of the
Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, chairman of the Louisiana
Business Task Force on Unemployment Compensation, and chairman of the Labor-
Management Council of LABI; and
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau left his position at the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and
moved to Baton Rouge to become vice president of government relations for the Louisiana
Association of Business and Industry; and
WHEREAS, in 1989, after three years as vice president and chief lobbyist, Dan
Juneau was chosen to lead the organization as the second president of the Louisiana
Association of Business and Industry; and
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau was an active participant in many of the key legislative
reform initiatives of the past forty years, including passage of Right to Work, unemployment
and workers compensation reforms, education accountability, insurance availability and
affordability, river pilotage reform, civil justice reform, workforce development, and the
reduction or repeal of business taxes that placed Louisiana at a competitive disadvantage
with its neighbor states; and
WHEREAS, during the twenty-four years he has led the Louisiana business
community's premier organization, Dan Juneau also served as vice chairman of the Senate
Committee to Study Tax Exemptions, a member of the Public Affairs Committee of the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Louisiana Supreme Court Advisory Commission,
a member of the Louisiana Health Care Redesign Collaborative, and a member of the
Louisiana Task Force on Workforce Competitiveness; and
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau has continuously shown his passion for improved public
and alternative education by serving as a member of the Commission on Secondary School
Redesign, a member of the School Finance Review Committee, a member of the School
District Dialogue State Review Commission, a member of the Blue Ribbon Commission for
Educational Excellence, and a member of the board of directors of Teach for America; and
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau's strong support for education is particularly shown by his
service as chairman of the School Improvement Team and Northdale Magnet Academy in
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WHEREAS, Dan Juneau's peers in positions similar to his as president of a state
chamber of commerce and manufacturers association have honored him by choosing him to
serve on the board of directors of the National Association of Manufacturers, as chairman
of the Council of State Manufacturers Association, and twice as chairman of the Council of
State Chambers of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau has positioned LABI as a strong force for an improved
business climate in Louisiana, and he believes that strong, positive, ethical participation in
legislative and judicial elections plus active involvement in the legislative process is a must
for businesses to survive and flourish in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau and his wife Charmaine Hebert Juneau, a retired National
Board Certified instructor at Gonzales Middle School in Ascension Parish, have three
children, Casey, Josh, and Jacob, and two grandchildren, Braydon and Aurora, with whom
they share many interests including fishing at the Juneau Camp at Butte LaRose, Louisiana;
and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize Dan Juneau's commitment and service to
the state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Daniel L. Juneau upon his retirement as president of the Louisiana Association
of Business and Industry, does hereby recognize and record for posterity his notable
accomplishments and manifold contributions to the Louisiana business community, and does
hereby extend to Dan Juneau and his family best wishes for continued health and happiness
during a well-deserved retirement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Daniel L. Juneau.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE