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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 182
BY SENATOR NEVERS
A RESOLUTION
To commend former Bogalusa City Councilman Daniel "Danny" D. Stogner for his
dedicated and enthusiastic public service to the people of Bogalusa.
WHEREAS, Daniel "Danny" D. Stogner, the son of Donice Stogner and Jean
Hollingsworth Stogner, is a proud resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, in 1998, the Bogalusa residents of District E elected Danny Stogner to
serve as their city councilman, an office which he held from 1998 through 2006; and
WHEREAS, from 2007 through 2010, Danny Stogner was elected and served as the
Councilman at Large on the Bogalusa City Council; and
WHEREAS, during those twelve years in public office, Danny Stogner served two
terms as president of the Bogalusa City Council, two terms as the council's vice president,
and twelve years on the council's Finance Committee, Landfill Committee, and Airport
Committee, respectively; and
WHEREAS, Danny Stogner has been instrumental in working along with the citizens
of Bogalusa to bring significant improvements to the city including: replacing the old airport
ballpark with a new Bogalusa Little League complex; completing a major land purchase for
the airport to extend a runway and install an emergency generator; cleaning up over sixty
lots and abandoned houses and improving the cemeteries in Bogalusa with new blacktop and
waterlines; helping to enable the Bogalusa Police Department to acquire a K-9 unit and dog;
and working with local, state, and federal officials to keep the Poole's Bluff Landing open
to the public; and
WHEREAS, Danny Stogner has exhibited strong leadership values during his terms
as an elected official, particularly during and throughout the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,
one of the most devastating events in Louisiana history; and
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WHEREAS, during and after the devastating arrival of Hurricane Katrina, one of the
most challenging times in Bogalusa's history, Danny Stogner worked tirelessly to make sure
the people in the region had ongoing access to the essential necessities of life, including
water, food, and emergency care; and
WHEREAS, Danny Stogner has served the people of Bogalusa unselfishly and has
been a hard-working and dedicated public servant for the people he represented during his
time in public office.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend former Bogalusa City Councilman Daniel "Danny" D. Stogner for his
dedicated and enthusiastic public service to the people of Bogalusa.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Daniel "Danny" D. Stogner.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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