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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 191
BY SENATOR ALARIO
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Dan Juneau for his years of service upon the occasion
of his retirement from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend Daniel L. Juneau for his years of service upon the occasion of his retirement2
as the president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.3
WHEREAS, as Dan Juneau prepares to retire from the Louisiana Association of4
Business and Industry, the 2013 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature will mark the5
final session wherein he serves as president of the organization; and6
WHEREAS, he merits a special commendation for his lifelong commitment to7
economic growth in Louisiana and his extensive service to the people and business8
community of Louisiana as president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry;9
and10
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau has devoted the past forty years of his life to fighting for11
key reforms necessary to improve Louisiana's business climate and strengthen its economy;12
and13
WHEREAS, he was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, and grew up in Rapides Parish14
where he attended public schools and graduated from Menard Memorial High School and15
thereafter Louisiana State University in Alexandria; and16
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau received his bachelor of arts degree in liberal arts from the17
University of Louisiana in Lafayette and thereafter was an instructor at Rayne Catholic18 SR NO. 191
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Elementary School in Rayne, Louisiana; and1
WHEREAS, he was selected to serve as general manager of the Lafayette Chamber2
of Commerce in 1972, a position he held for 14 years, during which time he learned the3
challenges facing businesses at the local level; and 4
WHEREAS, during this same period, Dan Juneau also served as vice president of the5
Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, chairman of the Louisiana6
Business Task Force on Unemployment Compensation, and chairman of the Labor-7
Management Council of LABI; and8
WHEREAS, he left his position at the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and moved9
to Baton Rouge to become vice president of government relations for the Louisiana10
Association of Business and Industry; and11
WHEREAS, in 1989, after three years as vice president and chief lobbyist, Dan12
Juneau was chosen to lead the organization as the second president of the Louisiana13
Association of Business and Industry; and14
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau was an active participant in many of the key legislative15
reform initiatives over the past forty years, including passage of Right to Work,16
unemployment and workers compensation reforms, education accountability, insurance17
availability and affordability, river pilotage reform, civil justice reform, workforce18
development, and the reduction or repeal of business taxes that placed Louisiana at a19
competitive disadvantage with its neighboring states; and 20
WHEREAS, during the twenty-four years he has led the Louisiana business21
community's premier organization, Dan Juneau also served as vice chairman of the Senate22
Committee to Study Tax Exemptions, a member of the Public Affairs Committee of the U.S.23
Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Louisiana Supreme Court Advisory Commission,24
a member of the Louisiana Health Care Redesign Collaborative, and a member of the25
Louisiana Task Force on Workforce Competitiveness; and 26
WHEREAS, he has continuously shown his passion to improve public and alternative27
education by serving as a member of the Commission on Secondary School Redesign, a28
member of the School Finance Review Committee, a member of the School District29
Dialogue State Review Commission, a member of the Blue Ribbon Commission for30 SR NO. 191
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Educational Excellence, and a member of the board of directors of Teach for America; and1
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau's strong support for education is particularly shown by his2
service as the chairman of the School Improvement Team at Northdale Magnet Academy3
in Baton Rouge, one of Louisiana's first alternative high schools for at-risk youth; and4
WHEREAS, his peers in positions similar to his as president of a state chamber of5
commerce and manufacturers association have honored him by choosing him to serve on the6
board of directors of the National Association of Manufacturers, as chairman of the Council7
of State Manufacturers Association, and twice as chairman of the Council of State Chambers8
of Commerce; and 9
WHEREAS, Dan Juneau has positioned LABI as a strong force for an improved10
business climate in Louisiana, and he believes that strong, positive, ethical participation in11
legislative and judicial elections plus active involvement in the legislative process is a must12
for businesses to survive and flourish in Louisiana; and13
WHEREAS, he and his wife Charmaine Hebert Juneau, a retired National Board14
Certified instructor at Gonzales Middle School in Ascension Parish, share three children,15
Casey, Josh, and Jacob, and two grandchildren, Braydon and Aurora, with whom they share16
many interests including fishing at the Juneau Camp at Butte LaRose, Louisiana; and17
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize Dan Juneau's commitment and service to18
the state of Louisiana.19
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana20
does hereby commend Daniel L. Juneau for his years of service upon his retirement as21
president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, does hereby recognize his22
forty-year career of very distinguished service to the state of Louisiana, does hereby23
recognize and record for posterity his notable accomplishments and manifold contributions24
to the Louisiana business community, and does hereby extend to Dan Juneau and his family25
best wishes for continued health and happiness and a well-deserved retirement.26
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to27
Daniel L. Juneau.28 SR NO. 191
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
Alario SR No. 191
Commends Daniel L. Juneau for his years of service upon the occasion of his retirement as
the president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.