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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 114
BY REPRESENTATIVES BARRAS, ABRAHAM, ABRAMSON, AMEDEE, ANDERS,
ARMES, BACALA, BAGLEY, BAGNERIS, BERTHELOT, BILLIOT, BISHOP,
BOUIE, BROADWATER, CHAD BROWN, TERRY BROWN, CARMODY,
CARPENTER, GARY CARTER, ROBBY CARTER, STEVE CARTER, CHANEY,
CONNICK, COUSSAN, COX, CREWS, CROMER, DANAHAY, DAVIS,
DEVILLIER, DWIGHT, EDMONDS, EMERSON, FALCONER, FOIL,
FRANKLIN, GAINES, GAROFALO, GISCLAIR, GLOVER, GUINN, HALL,
JIMMY HARRIS, LANCE HARRIS, HAVARD, HAZEL, HENRY, HENSGENS,
HILFERTY, HILL, HODGES, HOFFMANN, HOLLIS, HORTON, HOWARD,
HUNTER, HUVAL, IVEY, JACKSON, JAMES, JEFFERSON, JENKINS,
JOHNSON, JONES, JORDAN, NANCY LANDRY, TERRY LANDRY, LEBAS,
LEGER, LEOPOLD, LYONS, MACK, MAGEE, MARCELLE, MARINO,
MCFARLAND, MIGUEZ, DUSTIN MILLER, GREGORY MILLER, MORENO,
JAY MORRIS, JIM MORRIS, NORTON, PEARSON, PIERRE, POPE, PRICE,
PUGH, PYLANT, REYNOLDS, RICHARD, SCHEXNAYDER, SCHRODER,
SEABAUGH, SHADOIN, SIMON, SMITH, STAGNI, STEFANSKI, STOKES,
TALBOT, THIBAUT, THOMAS, WHITE, AND ZERINGUE AND SENATORS
ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BARROW, BISHOP, BOUDREAUX, CARTER,
CHABERT, CLAITOR, COLOMB, CORTEZ, DONAHUE, ERDEY, FANNIN,
GATTI, HEWITT, JOHNS, LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, LONG, LUNEAU,
MARTINY, MILKOVICH, MILLS, MIZELL, MORRELL, MORRISH, PEACOCK,
PERRY, PETERSON, RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER,
THOMPSON, WALSWORTH, WARD, AND WHITE
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Dr. Ken Ward upon his retirement as legislative ethicist for the Louisiana
House of Representatives.
WHEREAS, Dr. Ward's training includes receiving his Doctor of Philosophy degree
from Louisiana State University, where he completed and published his dissertation in the
area of legislative ethics; and
WHEREAS, in 1976, Dr. Ward joined the Louisiana Moral and Civic Foundation,
which was organized in 1942 for the purpose of helping people of all faiths and those
without faith to work together to make a better Louisiana, as director of the legal and
legislative division, and he became executive director soon thereafter; and
WHEREAS, in early 2004, the position of coordinator of chaplain services was
created and offered by the speaker of the House of Representatives to Dr. Ward; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Ward has served without compensation as the legislative ethicist
and coordinator of chaplain services for the Louisiana House of Representatives since that
time; and
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WHEREAS, many members of the House of Representatives have come to rely upon
Dr. Ward not only for the vital services he provides as coordinator of chaplain services, but
also for private and personal consultation in the area of ethical behavior; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Ward is regarded with the utmost respect and admiration by the
members of the Louisiana House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to extend sincere appreciation to Dr. Ward for his
steadfast commitment to the service of the Louisiana House of Representatives as legislative
ethicist and coordinator of chaplain services and for his unwavering integrity and wisdom.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Dr. Ken Ward, legislative ethicist and coordinator of chaplain services, for his
commitment to the Louisiana House of Representatives and does hereby express its
appreciation to him for the many years of dedicated service that he has rendered to the House
and does congratulate him upon his well- deserved retirement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Dr. Ken Ward.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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