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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 122
BY SENATOR ALARIO AND REPRESENTATIVE BILLIOT
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend and express appreciation to Michael David Edmonson for thirty-six years of
dedicated and distinguished law enforcement service, including nine years as
Superintendent of the Louisiana State Police.
WHEREAS, Michael David Edmonson, a native of Alexandria, Louisiana, graduated
from Holy Savior Menard Central High School in 1976, where he played on a state
championship baseball team; and
WHEREAS, he then attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and was
a walk-on baseball player there until he was permanently sidelined by a knee injury; and
WHEREAS, while he attended college, Edmonson also worked as a security guard
at the former Goudchaux's department store in Baton Rouge where he caught a shoplifter and
decided on a career in law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, he graduated with a Bachelor of Criminal Justice degree in 1980,
attended graduate school at LSU, and subsequently completed the FBI National Academy
in Quantico, Virginia, and the FBI National Executive Institute; and
WHEREAS, he is married to Suzanne Maglone Edmonson and they have four
children; Brittney, Michael Jr., Casey, and Cade; and
WHEREAS, in January 1981, at the age of twenty-two, Edmonson joined the
Louisiana State Police; from 1982 to 2008, he was assigned as the bodyguard and confidant
of all LSU Tigers football coaches from Jerry Stovall to Les Miles; from 2004 to 2006,
Edmonson was also the commander of Capitol Detail and Physical Security and managed
two Department of Public Safety command sections; and in 2007, he was named the state
police training command inspector and managed the State Police Training Academy and the
Joint Emergency Services Training Center; and
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WHEREAS, in January 2008, he was appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal to serve
as the Superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, the highest rank in the organization, also
serving as the deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety, an agency with more
than 2,900 employees and a budget of nearly $500 million, which includes the Louisiana
Highway Safety Commission, the Office of Management and Finance, the Office of Motor
Vehicles, the Office of State Fire Marshal, the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office, and
the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission; and
WHEREAS, in September 2012, Edmonson assumed the chairmanship of the
International Association of Chiefs of Police and in 2016 received a lifetime achievement
award from the organization; and
WHEREAS, among the many honors Colonel Mike Edmonson received was the
2013 Buford Pusser National Law Enforcement Award, an award which is awarded annually
to deserving officers who have exhibited both heroism and leadership in law enforcement,
in honor of his work in unifying state and local police departments; and
WHEREAS, he left the office of superintendent of the Louisiana State Police on
March 24, 2017, having served the longest tenure of any state police superintendent; and
WHEREAS, under his leadership, state and local law enforcement implemented
efficiency and technical improvements that gave law enforcement agencies better tools to
protect the people of this state, including creating a centralized state sex offender registry
and developing a 700-megahertz statewide radio system that connects local law enforcement
agencies, fire departments, and emergency medical services with state police and federal
agencies; and
WHEREAS, because of his diligence, dedication, and commitment to protecting the
people of Louisiana, it is appropriate that a sincere and heartfelt measure of appreciation be
expressed to Mike Edmonson for his remarkable term of professional service, including
guidance and leadership to his community, parish, state, and country; and
WHEREAS, the success of the state of Louisiana, the strength of our communities,
and the overall vitality of American society depend in great measure upon law enforcement
officers like Mike Edmonson who use their talents and resources to lead by example, with
ethics, and integrity.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and express appreciation to Superintendent of Louisiana State Police Colonel
Michael David Edmonson on his retirement after thirty-six years of dedicated and
distinguished service in law enforcement, including nine years as superintendent, and does
hereby extend to him and his family full measures of continued success and happiness in
their future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Mike Edmonson.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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