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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 148
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
A RESOLUTION
To commend Norman C. Ferachi for his dedicated service and to congratulate him on a
well-deserved retirement.
WHEREAS, it is with great pride that Norman C. Ferachi is recognized by the
citizens and the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana for a lifetime of dedicated service to
his clients and to his government and legislative-related activities, advocacy for numerous
nonprofit organizations, and for his selfless volunteerism and numerous achievements
throughout his career; and
WHEREAS, Norman Ferachi has provided over four decades of governmental
service working for the betterment of the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, his outstanding government consultation and effective leadership have
served numerous organizations; and
WHEREAS, he is a graduate of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
and the Louisiana State University School of Journalism; and
WHEREAS, he is an exemplary citizen of Louisiana working tirelessly to advocate
in the Louisiana Legislature representing the Louisiana Beverage Association, the Louisiana
Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors, the Louisiana Association of Chiefs
of Police, and numerous other organizations; and
WHEREAS, he was the founding executive director of the Louisiana Law
Enforcement Executive Management Institute; and
WHEREAS, he has worked tirelessly as a volunteer to better his community and
state; and
WHEREAS, he is a member of the Louisiana State Parks and Recreation
Commission, and has served on the board of Keep Louisiana Beautiful, the board of Friends
of Oakley, and the board of the Julius Freyhan Foundation, the West Feliciana Tourist
Commission, and numerous other boards and commissions; and
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WHEREAS, he has authored Vanishing Louisiana and Lost Louisiana, and he
coauthored St. Francisville and West Feliciana Parish; 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 on talented, intelligent,
dedicated, hardworking men like Norman C. Ferachi.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby express gratitude to Norman C. Ferachi for his lifetime of service and many
achievements, and does congratulate him upon on his much deserved retirement and wish
him great success in all his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Norman C. Ferachi.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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