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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 44
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
A RESOLUTION
To commend Randy K. Haynie on being honored on April 12, 2014, at the University of
Louisiana Lafayette eighteenth Annual Spring Gala for his outstanding contributions
to the university and to the Lafayette community.
WHEREAS, Randy K. Haynie first acquired his taste for politics after being elected
the University of Southwestern Louisiana student government association president of the
College of Sciences; and
WHEREAS, he served on numerous university committees including: The Student
Rights Bureau, the Committee on Academic Appeals, Health and Welfare, Parking Appeals,
and the Elections Committee; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Haynie also served as a dormitory counselor at Voorhies Hall, as
dormitory director at Stokes Hall, and as the Assistant Director of Housing; and
WHEREAS, after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1978, he became an
assistant sergeant-at-arms for the Louisiana Senate and then the personal aide to former
Senator Edgar "Sonny" Mouton; and
WHEREAS, he worked extensively in Senator Mouton's gubernatorial campaign and
used the experience he gained in that endeavor to open the consulting firm Haynie and
Associates; and
WHEREAS, having worked summer months as a roughneck while in college, Mr.
Haynie gained a wealth of knowledge in the oil industry which helped him acquire one of
his first clients, the Louisiana Oilfield Contractors Association; and
WHEREAS, currently, Haynie and Associates represents national corporations such
as Altria Corporate Services, JP Morgan Chase, General Electric, General Motors, Pfizer
Pharmaceuticals, Caesar's Entertainment, Inc., the New Orleans Saints, the National Football
League, Ingalls/Avondale Shipyard, and Johnson Controls; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Haynie is involved in various civic and professional organizations, SR NO. 44 ENROLLED
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an important lesson he learned as he achieved the rank of "Eagle" from the Boy Scouts of
America; and
WHEREAS, he currently serves as president of the National Association of State
Lobbyists, and he has served on dozens of nonprofit boards throughout Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, he currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Ogden Museum
of Southern Art, Louisiana Arts and Humanities, LA Political Museum, Lafayette Central
Park, and 232 Help of Acadiana; and
WHEREAS, additionally, he has served on the Bishop's Charity/Opus Magnum
Executive Committee for the Diocese of Lafayette since 1996, was selected the thirteenth
Annual Bishop's Charity Ball King Louis XIII in 2000, and was the recipient of the
Monsignor Alexander O. Sigur Award; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Haynie is an active Catholic and member of the Equestrian Order
of the Holy Sepulchre, and was also accepted into the 2009 class of the Order of Malta; and
WHEREAS, he is an avid collector of objects associated with Louisiana and has an
extensive collection of Louisiana Bank Notes and obsolete currency, including state, parish,
municipal, and merchant, which date back to 1812; and
WHEREAS, he also collects Louisiana flags, as well as photos and signatures of
Louisiana governors and memorabilia related to their terms of office, and has several early
maps of Louisiana and owns original paintings by well-known Louisiana and Southern
artists; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Haynie showcases his Louisiana collection at his Lafayette home
and at Longview, his Baton Rouge office, once home to one of Louisiana's most colorful
governors, Earl K. Long; and
WHEREAS, he has forged a solid foundation for life based upon faith, education,
community service, sports, and hard work; and
WHEREAS, he is recognized throughout his community for his ability to impact
others in so many positive ways; and
WHEREAS, the success of the state of Louisiana, the strength of our communities,
and the overall vitality of American society depends, in great measure, upon the dedication
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Randy K. Haynie on being honored at the University
of Louisiana Lafayette eighteenth Annual Spring Gala for his outstanding contributions to
the university and to the Lafayette community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Randy K. Haynie.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE