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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 108
BY SENATOR BROWN
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Danielle Deggs on starting the first African-American owned
and operated residential and commercial real estate agency in Iberville Parish.
WHEREAS, Danielle Deggs is a native of Plaquemine, Louisiana, being born on
May 4, 1984, to Renee Deggs and Ronald Henderson; and
WHEREAS, she was raised in the city of Plaquemine in Iberville Parish where she
also attended school, graduating from Plaquemine High School in May 2002; and
WHEREAS, Danielle Deggs obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration with a minor in Finance from Colorado Technical University, and then
attended Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College where she graduated
with a Master of Business Administration; and
WHEREAS, for seven years she worked in the sales industry where she constantly
excelled, and in 2010, she embarked upon a career as a real estate agent with continued
success; and
WHEREAS, today, Danielle Deggs is a trusted real estate professional broker who
is driven by compassion focusing her approach around "the people", helping families
become homeowners, moving sellers to their desired homes, and redeveloping and restoring
pride in neighborhoods within her state's market; and
WHEREAS, she sets forth every day expecting the very best and has earned multiple
certifications and received several awards in recognition of her success; and
WHEREAS, this single parent of one daughter is no stranger to hard work because
she has been working since the age of fifteen, going to school full time, and running a
business; and
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WHEREAS, after four short years of working as a real estate agent, she decided to
open Vanguard Properties, starting the first African-American owned and operated
residential and commercial real estate agency in Iberville Parish.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana that
Danielle Deggs is hereby commended and congratulated on starting the first
African-American owned and operated residential and commercial real estate agency in
Iberville Parish.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Danielle Deggs.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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