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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 185
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
A RESOLUTION
To commend Zahir "Bo" Bolourchi upon his retirement, after forty-seven years of service
with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
WHEREAS, Zahir "Bo" Bolourchi was born in Saveh, Iran, to Rogie and Davood
Bolourchi on February 2, 1940, and was raised on the family orchard; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bolourchi left a small town, south of Tehran, Iran, in 1960, bound
for New York, New York, to begin his tertiary education; and
WHEREAS, before making a final decision where to attend college, his friends
convinced him, on his twentieth birthday, to consider traveling to Lafayette, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, after more than a month of traveling from his hometown, Mr. Bolourchi
found himself registering to begin his goal of attending college in the United States; and
WHEREAS, in 1963, he received his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering,
from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then named the University of Southwestern
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, in 1966, he moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and earned his Master
of Science in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University and Agricultural and
Mechanical College in 1970; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bolourchi possesses licenses as a professional civil engineer, a
professional land surveyor, and a professional environmental engineer; and
WHEREAS, he is a board member of the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation
Commission, the State Ground Water Management Commission, and the Red River
Compact Commission's Louisiana Engineering Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, among his numerous achievements and projects, Mr. Bolourchi recently
completed oversight of the Poverty Point Reservoir and the Black Bear golf course projects;
both projects have been added to the Louisiana state parks listing; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bolourchi and his wife, Ruth, have made a warm and wonderful
home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and they have one daughter, Chanel, who is married to Dr.
Curtis Chastain, and they have four children, Katie, Curtis Jr., Ashley, and Julianne; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bolourchi's much deserved retirement will find him traveling and
spending more time surrounded by his family.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Zahir "Bo" Bolourchi upon his retirement after forty-seven years of
service with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Mr. Zahir "Bo" Bolourchi.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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