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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 29
BY SENATORS GARY SMITH AND BROWN AND REPRESENTATI VES GAINES,
MILLER AND WILLMOTT
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend Milton Cambre for decades of service in leading coastal restoration efforts.
WHEREAS, Milton Cambre has been the voice of the LaBranche Wetlands for
nearly forty years; and
WHEREAS, he was raised on the banks of the Mississippi River in Pauline,
Louisiana, and grew up with a great love and appreciation for the plentiful way of life the
river provided; and
WHEREAS, Milton Cambre served his country in the 545th transportation
detachment of the United States Army and returned home to work in the refining and
petrochemical industry; and
WHEREAS, over the last twenty-five years, he has been a part of numerous
environmental documentaries, including a TBS and United Nations World Population Fund
production shown across the globe; and
WHEREAS , in 1991, Milton Cambre was honored as President Bush's 387th "Daily
Point of Light"; and
WHEREAS, for many years he has worked with Barry Guillot and the Learn and
Serve group, The Wetland Watchers, as this committed group of educators and young people
are now in the process of building a twenty-eight acre Wetland Watcher Park on the shore
of Lake Pontchartrain, dedicated to teaching future generations the value of wetlands and
how our lives are affected by the loss of them.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Milton Cambre for decades of service in leading coastal restoration efforts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Milton Cambre.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES