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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 12
BY SENATOR ERDEY AND REPRESENTATI VE POPE
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend and congratulate Arthur Perkins for his substantial legacy of service to his
community, particularly his twenty-six years of service on the Denham Springs City
Council.
WHEREAS, Arthur Perkins was born in Denham Springs to Joe Ivy Perkins and
Elma Johnson Perkins, later Scott, on February 24, 1935, the third of three children; and
WHEREAS, he attended West Livingston High School from grade one through high
school, playing on the basketball team during his high school years; and
WHEREAS, upon graduating high school, Mr. Perkins followed his older sister to
Southern University where he graduated in three years, and in 1958 he received his Bachelor
of Science in Mathematics Education; and
WHEREAS, upon his college graduation, he was commissioned as a second
lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve; and
WHEREAS, Arthur Perkins, newly graduated from Southern University, began
teaching math in the fall of 1957 at West Livingston High School, and was eventually named
assistant principal at the school; and
WHEREAS, with the integration of the Livingston Parish schools, Mr. Perkins
transferred to Albany High School as principal in 1970, serving another twenty-eight years
until his retirement in 1998; and
WHEREAS, while teaching, serving as principal, raising a family, and serving in his
community, Arthur Perkins served in the National Guard for twenty years, retiring at the
rank of lieutenant colonel; and
WHEREAS, in 1974, Mr. Perkins began his service on the Denham Springs City
Council and served until 1990, when he lost his bid for re-election for the term of 1991-
1994; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Perkins ran again for the post of city councilman in 1994 and was
elected, where he served continuously until 2014, for a total of twenty-six years on the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, while on the council, he served as Mayor Pro-Tempore, liaison to the
city's gas department, chairman of the Denham Springs Economic Development District, and
chairman of the finance committee of the council; and
WHEREAS, upon graduation from Southern University, Arthur Perkins married
Nora Johnson, and the couple raised four children: Arthur Jr., born in 1960; Michael, born
in 1961; Jeffrey, born in 1963; and Tonya, born in 1968, and the couple raised their
granddaughter, Bianca, born in 1989; and
WHEREAS, Arthur Perkins is a life-long member of Robert's United Methodist
Church, serving as a trustee of the church and, also, serving as a trustee of the Mission
Finance Committee for the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church;
and
WHEREAS, he has served his community through involvement in the Chamber of
Commerce, the Livingston Parish Voters League, the Parks and Recreation District 3, and
as a volunteer tutor at the L.M. Lockhart Center.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Arthur Perkins on his substantial legacy of service to his community, particularly
his twenty-six years as a member of the Denham Springs City Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Arthur Perkins.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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