SLS 16RS-627 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 28
BY SENATOR CLAITOR
CONDOLENCES. Expresses condolences upon the death of Karl Erich Krousel.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To express the sincere condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of Karl
3 Erich Krousel, Baton Rouge native and accomplished local attorney.
4 WHEREAS, Karl Erich Krousel, who died on January 29, 2016, was the son of
5 Walter R. Krousel Jr. and Hilda Sanchez Krousel, born in Baton Rouge on December 28,
6 1962; and
7 WHEREAS, Karl lived in Baton Rouge his entire life, graduating from Catholic High
8 School in 1981, where, as a member of the wrestling team, he was named City Wrestling
9 Champion; and
10 WHEREAS, moving from the Catholic High School campus to the Louisiana State
11 University campus, Krousel earned his undergraduate degree in 1986 and graduated from
12 the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1989, following his father and two of his siblings
13 into the practice of law; and
14 WHEREAS, beginning his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable Joseph S.
15 Keogh Sr. of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge, Karl followed that
16 clerkship to a law career spanning twenty-seven years in private practice; and
17 WHEREAS, Karl was an accomplished attorney and established his own successful
18 law firm, where his clients were devoted to him and he was respected by the legal
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1 community; and
2 WHEREAS, evidence of this respect is indicated by a recent invitation from the
3 Baton Rouge Bar Association for Krousel to record a video on professionalism and ethics
4 in relation to the practice of law; and
5 WHEREAS, Krousel lived a life filled with powerful enthusiasm, deep commitments
6 and passionate pursuits, particularly his commitment to bettering life for the underprivileged;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, this commitment to the underprivileged most recently led Karl to
9 participate in volunteer efforts in Haiti following the devastating earthquake in 2010, and
10 his ongoing efforts in support of the Gardere Community Christian School, a private,
11 nondenominational school serving children living in the Gardere neighborhood of south
12 Baton Rouge; and
13 WHEREAS, a typical Louisianian, Krousel loved to hunt and fish and pursued a
14 variety of outdoor activities; and
15 WHEREAS, Karl was a fun-loving and intelligent person, as well as a gifted athlete,
16 and he was fiercely loyal to family and friends; and
17 WHEREAS, Karl was a devoted son, brother, father and grandfather and he leaves
18 a large family and many friends to cherish their recollections of him and to treasure the
19 many memories each has of him; and
20 WHEREAS, Karl was preceded in death by his son, Kohl Richard Krousel and
21 surviving Karl are his parents, siblings, many friends and, especially, his children Karl Erich
22 Krousel Jr. and wife Jessie, Jake Alexander Krousel, and Allie Katelyn Krousel, and
23 grandchildren, Landon and Soryn Krousel.
24 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
25 express its sincere condolences upon the death of Karl Erich Krousel, Baton Rouge native
26 and accomplished local attorney.
27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to his
28 children Karl Krousel Jr. and Jake and Allie Krousel.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Dozier O'Brien.
DIGEST
SCR 28 Original 2016 Regular Session Claitor
Expresses condolences upon the death of Karl Erich Krousel, Baton Rouge native and
accomplished local attorney.
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