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2018 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 9
BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL
CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of Louis M. Blakes
1 A RESOLUTION
2To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of Louis M.
3 Blakes.
4 WHEREAS, the members of the House of Representatives were saddened to learn
5of the death of Louis M. Blakes, Mississippi native and long-time Louisiana resident; and
6 WHEREAS, Louis Blakes was the oldest son born to Alphonse and Mamie Blakes;
7he entered the world by way of the village of Stock Farm in Wilkinson County, Mississippi;
8and
9 WHEREAS, Louis spent his college years in Baton Rouge; he graduated from
10Southern University and A&M College and flourished in the field of music as an educator
11and band director; Mr. Blakes directed school bands in Louisville, Kentucky; Cleveland,
12Ohio; and Donaldsonville and Rosenwald, Louisiana; and
13 WHEREAS, "Mr. Brew", as Louis was affectionately called, was an avid
14outdoorsman and horseman; he owned horses and built a solid reputation as the organizer
15of trail rides, at which his horse-riding friends, men and women, would gather to share their
16love of riding; and
17 WHEREAS, never straying far from his Mississippi roots, Louis Blakes was a
18founding member of the Bayou Blasters Hunting Club, which was incorporated in his birth
19state in 1978; the club's fortieth anniversary will be celebrated in 2018; and
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1 WHEREAS, left to cherish his memory are his children, Louis Blakes, Jr., Shandela
2Blakes, and Katrina Blakes, his extended family, the men who became his friends through
3the Bayou Blasters Hunting Club, and the students with whom he shared his gift of music.
4 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
5Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express sincerest condolences to those who mourn the
6death of Louis M. Blakes and does hereby offer best wishes for comfort and peace.
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
8to the family of Louis M. Blakes.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 9 Original 2018 Second Extraordinary Session Foil
Expresses condolences on the death of Louis M. Blakes.
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