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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 31
BY SENATOR LONG AND REPRESENTATI VE LANCE HARRIS
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Donald Thomas "Boysie" Bollinger, current chairman and chief executive
officer of Bollinger Enterprises, LLC, upon his induction into the Louisiana Political
Museum and Hall of Fame.
WHEREAS, Boysie was born in Lockport, Louisiana, in September 1950 to Donald
George Bollinger and Etienette Daviet Bollinger; and
WHEREAS, in 1946, the senior Bollinger had opened Bollinger Machine Shop on
Bayou Lafourche south of Lockport, a full service marine construction and ship repair
company and a business that would evolve to become Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Boysie earned his bachelor of science degree in business administration
from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now the University of Louisiana at
Lafayette, after which he returned to Lockport to immerse himself in the family business;
and
WHEREAS, for the next several years, the younger Bollinger diligently studied all
aspects of the shipyard business in preparation for being named chief executive officer in
1985; and
WHEREAS, having served the business well as CEO, in 1989 Boysie was named
chairman of the board of directors of Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., ready to lead the expanding
business and to successfully bring it into the twenty-first century; and
WHEREAS, under his guidance the company has grown to twelve divisions in
Louisiana and one in Texas, serving the marine and ship building sectors in both states, and
throughout the Gulf of Mexico region; and
WHEREAS, beyond his involvement in Bollinger Shipyards, Boysie has invested
considerable time and energy in support of various civic and professional organizations and
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served as chairman of the following, still actively participating in most: The National World
War II Museum, Nicholls State University Foundation, Shipbuilders Council of America,
Business Council of New Orleans, The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana, Young Presidents
Organization, and the New Orleans Region of the Boy Scouts of America, among many
others; and
WHEREAS, the younger Bollinger previously served on the President's Export
Council under President George H. W. Bush and as the Commissioner of the American
Battle Monuments Commission under President George W. Bush; and
WHEREAS, Bollinger has served as chairman of the Louisiana Worker's
Compensation Corporation board and the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New
Orleans, as well as vice chairman of the United States Coast Guard Corporation; and
WHEREAS, Bollinger served as a member of the Louisiana Recovery Authority and
the Bring New Orleans Back Commission, both organizations that were involved in the
rebuilding of New Orleans and Louisiana after the devastation of hurricanes Katrina and Rita
in 2005, and on both the Louisiana Board of Regents and the University of Louisiana System
Board; and
WHEREAS, in the political realm, Boysie followed in his father's footsteps to
become instrumental in Republican Party growth and strength in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Bollinger's participation in the party at both a national and a state level
have involved serving as a delegate to the party conventions every year since 1976; he
served as state finance chairman on three separate occasions and as a member of the state
central committee; and
WHEREAS, Boysie Bollinger has been awarded numerous honors in recognition of
his many accomplishments aimed at bettering life in Louisiana and improving its business
climate, and among those awards are: Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of
America, the C. Alvin Bertel Award given to an individual who promotes the success of the
Port of New Orleans, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Junior Achievement Laureate
Lifetime Achievement Award, the Woodrow Wilson Award, the New Orleans Propeller
Club's Maritime Man of the Year, and he was chosen as a Louisiana Legend by Louisiana
Public Broadcasting; and
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WHEREAS, Bollinger is married to Joy LeBlanc and together they raised their three
sons and enjoy their five grandchildren.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Donald Thomas "Boysie" Bollinger, current chairman and chief executive officer
of Bollinger Enterprises, LLC, upon his induction into the Louisiana Political Museum and
Hall of Fame.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Boysie Bollinger.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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