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2016 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 145
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Cynthia J. "Cindy" Johnston, Bossier Parish Clerk of
Court, for her years of public service and upon her retirement.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend Cynthia J. "Cindy" Johnston for her lengthy career of exemplary public service
3 to the parish of Bossier as the clerk of court and to congratulate her upon a well-
4 deserved retirement.
5 WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the Legislature of Louisiana recognizes forty
6 years of dedicated public service provided by Clerk of Court Cynthia J. "Cindy" Johnston;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, the office of clerk is responsible for the recording of legal proceedings
9 within the parish, to document property ownership, to tabulate election results, to issue
10 marriage licenses, to preserve civil and criminal judgments, and to maintain minutes for the
11 Twenty-sixth Judicial District Court, among the many duties required of the office; and
12 WHEREAS, with use of the most up-to-date digital media, Cindy Johnston ensures
13 the preservation, content, and availability of crucial data entrusted to her care; and
14 WHEREAS, she began her employment in parochial government in 1976 as a deputy
15 clerk, then she was promoted to chief deputy clerk under the administration of Clerk of
16 Court Joan Carraway; and
17 WHEREAS, having maintained the trust of the constituency she serves, Cindy
18 Johnston was elected as clerk of court in 2008, she has faithfully continued her commitment
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1 to efficiency and integrity, and she has been successfully re-elected for two consecutive
2 terms; and
3 WHEREAS, Cindy Johnston is an active member of the of the Louisiana Clerks of
4 Court Association and she shares her expertise on several of its administrative boards that
5 include the Board of Directors for District 4, the Host Committee for the 2012 Convention,
6 the Nominating Committee for 2011-2016, and the Scholarship Committee; and
7 WHEREAS, certified by the Louisiana State University Clerk of Court Institute, she
8 maintains the high performance standards of the office with continuing education and
9 extraordinary professional development in protective order registry, employee conflict
10 management, and ethics training; and
11 WHEREAS, she also holds membership in the International Association of Clerks,
12 Recorders, Election Officials, and Treasurers; and
13 WHEREAS, Cindy Johnston is committed to local governmental agencies that
14 benefit from her leadership that include the Bossier Parish Board of Election Supervisors,
15 the Bossier Parish Jury Commission, and the Republican Parish Executive Committee; and
16 WHEREAS, her outgoing nature fosters an interest in many social and civic
17 activities; she holds membership in local and business-oriented organizations that include
18 the Benton Rotary Club as secretary and president, the Bossier Central Lions Club, the
19 Bossier Chamber of Commerce, and the American Business Women's Association; and
20 WHEREAS, Cindy makes her home in Ivan, Louisiana, and is married to the love
21 of his life, husband Roy D. Johnston, and their union was blessed with a son, Nick, a
22 daughter, Stephanie J. Vaughan, and a grandson, Jonathan Cole Vaughan; and
23 WHEREAS, with retirement the Johnston family looks forward to leisure time
24 together to pursue their shared interests; and
25 WHEREAS, with forty years of dedicated service to Bossier Parish and its citizenry
26 Clerk of Court Cindy Johnston exemplifies all of the finest qualities of a proficient, parochial
27 government administrator.
28 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
29 commend Cindy Johnston, Clerk of Court for Bossier Parish, for her many years of
30 distinguished public service and congratulate her on a well-deserved retirement.
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1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
2 Cindy Johnston, Bossier Parish Clerk of Court.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Suzi Montague.
DIGEST
SCR 145 Original 2016 Regular Session Peacock
Commends Cynthia "Cindy" Johnston, Bossier Parish Clerk of Court, for her many years of
public service and upon her retirement.
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