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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 29
BY SENATORS GARY SMITH AND BROWN AND REPRESENTATI VES GAINES,
MILLER AND WILLMOTT
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Milton Cambre for decades of service in leading coastal
restoration efforts.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend Milton Cambre for decades of service in leading coastal restoration efforts.2
WHEREAS, Milton Cambre has been the voice of the LaBranche Wetlands for3
nearly forty years; and 4
WHEREAS, he was raised on the banks of the Mississippi River in Pauline,5
Louisiana, and grew up with a great love and appreciation for the plentiful way of life the6
river provided; and 7
WHEREAS, Milton Cambre served his country in the 545th transportation8
detachment of the United States Army and returned home to work in the refining and9
petrochemical industry; and10
WHEREAS, over the last twenty-five years, he has been a part of numerous11
environmental documentaries, including a TBS and United Nations World Population Fund12
production shown across the globe; and 13
WHEREAS , in 1991, Milton Cambre was honored as President Bush's 387th "Daily14
Point of Light"; and15
WHEREAS, for many years he has worked with Barry Guillot and the Learn and16
Serve group, The Wetland Watchers, as this committed group of educators and young people17
are now in the process of building a twenty-eight acre Wetland Watcher Park on the shore18 SCR NO. 29
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of Lake Pontchartrain, dedicated to teaching future generations the value of wetlands and1
how our lives are affected by the loss of them.2
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby3
commend Milton Cambre for decades of service in leading coastal restoration efforts.4
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to5
Milton Cambre.6
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
Gary Smith SCR No. 29
Commends Milton Cambre for decades of service in leading coastal restoration efforts.