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2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 139
BY REPRESENTATIVE HONORE
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To designate Friday, May 15, 2015, as a significant date in the history of black law
enforcement officers with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office.
WHEREAS, for fifty years, there have been efforts to close the gap between the
black community and law enforcement officers with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's
Office; and
WHEREAS, May 15, 1965, is a significant date in the history of black law
enforcement officers; on this date, Dalton Honoré became the first African American deputy
sheriff in East Baton Rouge Parish; and
WHEREAS, since 1965, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office has made
efforts to hire more black law enforcement officers to serve the East Baton Rouge Parish
community and the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement officers fulfill a great calling in upholding the rule of
law in society and it is important to recognize the efforts taken since 1965 to diversify the
law enforcement officers who serve with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana wishes to recognize the enduring legacy
of the following black law enforcement officers who served the East Baton Rouge Parish
Sheriff's Office during the 1960s under the leadership of Sheriff Bryan Clemmons: the law
enforcement officers hired in 1965 include Dalton Honoré, Bobby Freeman, Claude Boatner,
James London, Joe Alex, Albert Anderson, Joseph Booker, and Charles Slan, and the law
enforcement officers hired during the remainder of the 1960s include Shelton Briggs,
Douglas Caufield, Harold Chapman, James Chinn, David Crawford, Ernest Frank, Thomas
Fluker, William Garrison, Silas Geralds, Thomas Hutcherson, Richard Jackson, Arthur
Johnson, Royal McCastle, Nathaniel Montgomery, Charles Smith, Roger Smith, Lionel
Sterling, Charles Taylor, Frank Taylor, and Hal Ray Tolbert.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
designate Friday, May 15, 2015, as a significant date in the history of black law enforcement
officers with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office and does hereby commemorate
black law enforcement officers, past and present, who by their faithful and loyal devotion
to their responsibilities, have rendered a dedicated service to their community and, in doing
so, have established for themselves an enduring legacy of preserving the rights and security
of all citizens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that suitable copies of this Resolution be transmitted
to the law enforcement officers listed in this Resolution.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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