ENROLLED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 199
BY REPRESENTATIVES KLECKLEY, ABRAMSON, ADAMS, ANDERS, ARMES,
ARNOLD, BARRAS, BARROW, BERTHELOT, BILLIOT, STUART BISHOP,
WESLEY BISHOP, BOUIE, BROADWATER, BROWN, BURFORD, HENRY
BURNS, TIM BURNS, BURRELL, CARMODY, CARTER, CHANEY, CONNICK,
COX, CROMER, DANAHAY, DOVE, EDWARDS, FANNIN, FOIL, FRANKLIN,
GAINES, GAROFALO, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR, GUILLORY, GUINN, HALL,
HARRIS, HARRISON, HAVARD, HAZEL, HENRY, HENSGENS, HILL,
HODGES, HOFFMANN, HOLLIS, HONORE, HOWARD, HUNTER, HUVAL,
IVEY, JACKSON, JAMES, JEFFERSON, MIKE JOHNSON, ROBERT JOHNSON,
JONES, LAMBERT, NANCY LANDRY, TERRY LANDRY, LEBAS, LEGER,
LEOPOLD, LOPINTO, LORUSSO, MACK, MIGUEZ, MILLER, MONTOUCET,
MORENO, JAY MORRIS, JIM MORRIS, NORTON, ORTEGO, OURSO,
PEARSON, PIERRE, PONTI, POPE, PRICE, PUGH, PYLANT, REYNOLDS,
RICHARD, RITCHIE, ROBIDEAUX, SCHEXNAYDER, SCHRODER,
SEABAUGH, SHADOIN, SIMON, SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, STOKES, TALBOT,
THIBAUT, THIERRY, WHITNEY, ALFRED WILLIAMS, PATRICK WILLIAMS,
WILLMOTT, AND WOODRUFF
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Honorable Austin J. Badon, Jr., and to express enduring gratitude for his
outstanding contributions to Orleans Parish and the state of Louisiana, particularly
during his tenure as a distinguished member of the Louisiana House of
Representatives.
WHEREAS, Austin Badon is a notable public servant who has served with
excellence as a state representative since taking office in 2004, during which time he has
fully used every opportunity to serve the citizens of his district and the state in an honorable
and dedicated manner; and
WHEREAS, he is a graduate of St. Augustine High School, the University of New
Orleans, where he received a bachelor of arts degree, and Troy State University, where he
received a master of arts degree; and
WHEREAS, Representative Badon has been a proud member of the Democratic
Caucus, the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, and the Orleans Delegation; and
WHEREAS, Representative Badon's diligent committee service has included serving
as the chairman of the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs and
the House Committee on Education, vice chairman of the House Committee on Education
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and the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works, and he has served
as a member of the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice, the House
Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, the House Committee on Ways and Means,
and the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure; and
WHEREAS, during his time in the House of Representatives, Representative Badon
has worked on and supported many important pieces of legislation including but not limited
to consolidating to Orleans Parish assessors and increasing punishment for vehicular
homicide; and
WHEREAS, as he prepares to embark on the next exciting and productive chapter
of his life, Representative Badon merits a sincere measure of commendation for his singular
contributions and the exemplary strides he has taken as an exceptional member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Honorable Austin J. Badon, Jr.; does
hereby extend honor and recognition to him for his outstanding accomplishments,
particularly during his tenure as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, which
has been marked by his uncompromising endeavor to improve the welfare of his constituents
in Orleans Parish and the citizens of the state of Louisiana; and does hereby pay tribute to
him for the generous and effective way in which he has dedicated his intelligence and his
energy to the service of his family, friends, community, and state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana House of Representatives hereby
expresses enduring gratitude to Representative Badon for his service to the citizens of
Louisiana, as evidenced by his superlative achievements as a member of this distinguished
body, and hereby extends to him the best wishes of all his colleagues for continued
prosperity and success in his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the Honorable Austin J. Badon, Jr.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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