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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 114
BY SENATOR MURRAY AND REPRESENTATI VE LORUSSO
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Justin Augustine III on being conferred as a Knight of the French National
Order of Merit.
WHEREAS, the French National Order of Merit is an Order of State with
membership awarded by the President of the French Republic; and
WHEREAS, the French National Order of Merit was founded on December 3, 1963,
by President Charles de Gaulle as a way to honor French citizens of distinguished merit and
encourage the life blood of the country; and
WHEREAS, French citizens as well as foreign nationals, men, and women, can be
received into the Order for distinguished civil or military achievements; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Augustine was honored on April 20, 2015, as a Knight of the
French National Order of Merit; and
WHEREAS, the honor was conferred upon Mr. Augustine by Frederic Dore, Deputy
French Ambassador to the United States, on behalf of François Hollande, President of the
French Republic; and
WHEREAS, the honor recognizes Mr. Augustine's three decades of public service
and his contributions to public transit; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Augustine is a professional in management and finance with more
than twenty-eight years of experience in the fields of transportation, finance and
management; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Augustine has managed numerous multimodal transit agencies
including Capital Metro in Austin, Texas, the Africa Transportation Company in
Johannesburg, South Africa, the Regional Transit Authority in New Orleans, Louisiana, and
many transit agencies across America; and
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WHEREAS, in 2011, Mr. Augustine was one of eleven individuals honored at the
White House as Champions of Change for creating jobs in their communities and using
innovative techniques to develop valuable projects that help improve America's
infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Augustine is responsible for the vision and creation of the Loyola
Avenue street car expansion, which has attracted new investments along Loyola Avenue
totaling $1.2 billion; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Augustine is currently vice president of the French transportation
conglomerate Transdev Services, which currently manages the New Orleans Regional
Transit Authority; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Augustine has brought great pride to his home state of Louisiana
by being a leader in the area of public transit and being conferred with the prestigious
designation as a Knight of the French National Order of Merit.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Justin Augustine III on being conferred as a Knight of the French National Order
of Merit.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Justin
Augustine III.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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