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2018 Second Extraordinary Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 17
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Lieutenant Julie Lewis and Captain Tommy Lewis upon
their retirement.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Lieutenant Julie Lewis and Captain Tommy Lewis upon their retirement.
3 WHEREAS, this year Lieutenant Julie Lewis and Captain Tommy Lewis will be
4 retiring from the Louisiana State Police after giving years of extraordinary public service to
5 the people of the state; and
6 WHEREAS, Julie Lewis began her career in law enforcement on May 23, 1993,
7 working first as a trooper assigned to Ouachita and Lincoln parishes before becoming a
8 narcotics investigator working with her beloved K-9 partner "Simba"; and
9 WHEREAS, she eventually transferred to Troop F Public Affairs where she would
10 be promoted to sergeant, followed by a promotion to the rank of lieutenant while serving as
11 the executive officer of public affairs statewide; and
12 WHEREAS, Julie Lewis was finally promoted to the rank of lieutenant in
13 intelligence and insurance fraud before announcing her retirement after twenty-five years
14 of an honorable and distinguished career in law enforcement; and
15 WHEREAS, Tommy Lewis began his career in law enforcement on June 2, 1990,
16 first working as a Ouachita Parish trooper and as a resident trooper in Jackson Parish; and
17 WHEREAS, during his career he would serve as the public information officer in the
18 public affairs division before being promoted to shift sergeant in the patrol division; and
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1 WHEREAS, Tommy Lewis would eventually rise to the rank of both shift lieutenant
2 and executive officer of Troop F before being promoted to troop commander in 2013, a
3 position he would serve in until his retirement; and
4 WHEREAS, both Lieutenant Julie Lewis and Captain Tommy Lewis deserve many
5 years of retirement together after having served their state and the people of Louisiana with
6 distinction and honor, and will always be remembered as the embodiment of the type of
7 troopers who make up the Louisiana State Police.
8 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
9 does hereby commend and congratulate Lieutenant Julie Lewis and Captain Tommy Lewis
10 upon their retirement.
11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
12 Lieutenant Julie Lewis and Captain Tommy Lewis.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by McHenry Lee.
DIGEST
SR 17 Original 2018 Second Extraordinary Session Walsworth
Commends Lieutenant Julie Lewis and Captain Tommy Lewis upon their retirement.
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