ENROLLED 2015 Regular Session HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 200 BY REPRESENTATIVES KLECKLEY, ABRAMSON, ADAMS, ANDERS, ARMES, ARNOLD, BADON, 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, STOKES, TALBOT, THIBAUT, THIERRY, WHITNEY, ALFRED WILLIAMS, PATRICK WILLIAMS, WILLMOTT, AND WOODRUFF A RESOLUTION To commend the Honorable Karen Gaudet St. Germain and to express enduring gratitude for her outstanding contributions to the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, and West Baton Rouge and the state of Louisiana, particularly during her tenure as a distinguished member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. WHEREAS, Karen St. Germain is a notable public servant who has served with excellence as a state representative since taking office in 2004, during which time she has fully used every opportunity to serve the citizens of her district and the state in an honorable and dedicated manner; and WHEREAS, a graduate of Assumption High School, Representative St. Germain serves as the House chairwoman of the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus; and WHEREAS, Representative St. Germain has been a proud member of the Acadiana Delegation, the Capital Region Legislative Delegation, the Democratic Caucus, and the Louisiana Rural Caucus; and WHEREAS, Representative St. Germain's diligent committee service has included serving as the chairwoman of the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee and vice chairwoman of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment; she has served as a member Page 1 of 2 HR NO. 200 ENROLLED of the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development, the House Committee on Environment, the House Committee on Insurance, the House Executive Committee, the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay, and the Joint Committee on Homeland Security; and WHEREAS, during her time in the House of Representatives, Representative St. Germain has worked on and supported many important pieces of legislation, including but not limited to legislation creating an annual sales tax holiday for the purchase of certain hurricane preparedness items; and WHEREAS, as she prepares to embark on the next exciting and productive chapter of her life, Representative St. Germain merits a sincere measure of commendation for her singular contributions and the exemplary strides she 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 Karen Gaudet St. Germain; does hereby extend honor and recognition to her for her outstanding accomplishments, particularly during her tenure as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, which has been marked by her uncompromising endeavor to improve the welfare of her constituents in the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, and West Baton Rouge and the citizens of the state of Louisiana; and does hereby pay tribute to her for the generous and effective way in which she has dedicated her intelligence and her energy to the service of her family, friends, community, and state. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana House of Representatives hereby expresses enduring gratitude to Representative St. Germain for her service to the citizens of Louisiana, as evidenced by her superlative achievements as a member of this distinguished body, and hereby extends to her the best wishes of all her colleagues for continued prosperity and success in her future endeavors. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Honorable Karen Gaudet St. Germain. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Page 2 of 2