SLS 16RS-704 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 59
BY SENATOR LONG
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Chehardy family upon earning the Political Family
of Officeholders Award.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend and congratulate the Chehardy family upon earning the Political Family of
3 Officeholders Award.
4 WHEREAS, over the generations, the Chehardy family of Jefferson Parish,
5 Louisiana, have proven themselves to be a group of dedicated public servants, always ready
6 to help make the state a better place for all its citizens; and
7 WHEREAS, this year, the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame has bestowed upon the
8 Chehardy family the honor of the Political Family of Officeholders Award; and
9 WHEREAS, the many years of public service began when the family patriarch,
10 Lawrence A. Chehardy became assessor of Jefferson Parish, serving in that capacity from
11 1956 until 1976 when he became a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, where he
12 served from 1979 until retirement in 1991; and
13 WHEREAS, his son, Lawrence E. Chehardy succeeded him as parish assessor and
14 served a distinguished thirty-four years, until stepping down in 2010, and currently serves
15 as the chairman of the Louisiana Tax Commission; and
16 WHEREAS, his daughter, Susan Chehardy was elected in 1992 as a judge of the 24th
17 Judicial District Court and in 1999 took a seat on the bench of the Fifth Circuit Court of
18 Appeals, where she still serves; and
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SLS 16RS-704 ORIGINAL
1 WHEREAS, the Chehardy family has made a mark in the history of the state of
2 Louisiana and has inspired its citizens by their dedication to public service.
3 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
4 commend and congratulate the Chehardy family upon earning the Political Family of
5 Officeholders Award and does thank them for their selfless service to the people of this state.
6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
7 Lawrence E. Chehardy and Susan Chehardy.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by McHenry Lee.
DIGEST
SCR 59 Original 2016 Regular Session Long
Commends the Chehardy family upon earning the Political Family of Officeholders Award.
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