SLS 17RS-2363 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 148
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Norman C. Ferachi for his dedicated service and to
congratulate him on a well-deserved retirement.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Norman C. Ferachi for his dedicated service and to congratulate him on a
3 well-deserved retirement.
4 WHEREAS, it is with great pride that Norman C. Ferachi is recognized by the
5 citizens and the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana for a lifetime of dedicated service to
6 his clients and to his government and legislative-related activities, advocacy for numerous
7 nonprofit organizations, and for his selfless volunteerism and numerous achievements
8 throughout his career; and
9 WHEREAS, Norman Ferachi has provided over four decades of governmental
10 service working for the betterment of the state of Louisiana; and
11 WHEREAS, his outstanding government consultation and effective leadership have
12 served numerous organizations; and
13 WHEREAS, he is a graduate of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
14 and the Louisiana State University School of Journalism; and
15 WHEREAS, he is an exemplary citizen of Louisiana working tirelessly to advocate
16 in the Louisiana Legislature representing the Louisiana Beverage Association, the Louisiana
17 Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors, the Louisiana Association of Chiefs
18 of Police, and numerous other organizations; and
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1 WHEREAS, he was the founding executive director of the Louisiana Law
2 Enforcement Executive Management Institute; and
3 WHEREAS, he has worked tirelessly as a volunteer to better his community and
4 state; and
5 WHEREAS, he is a member of the Louisiana State Parks and Recreation
6 Commission, and has served on the board of Keep Louisiana Beautiful, the board of Friends
7 of Oakley, and the board of the Julius Freyhan Foundation, the West Feliciana Tourist
8 Commission, and numerous other boards and commissions; and
9 WHEREAS, he has authored Vanishing Louisiana and Lost Louisiana, and he
10 coauthored St. Francisville and West Feliciana Parish; and
11 WHEREAS, the success of the state of Louisiana, the strength of our communities,
12 and the overall vitality of American society depend in great measure on talented, intelligent,
13 dedicated, hardworking men like Norman C. Ferachi.
14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
15 does hereby express gratitude to Norman C. Ferachi for his lifetime of service and many
16 achievements, and does congratulate him upon on his much deserved retirement and wishes
17 him great success in all his future endeavors.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
19 Norman C. Ferachi.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Tammy Crain Waldrop.
DIGEST
SR 148 Original 2017 Regular Session Walsworth
Commends Norman C. Ferachi for his dedicated service and to congratulate him on a
well-deserved retirement.
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