HLS 18RS-2681 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 88
BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Joe Arthur Sturges for his many accomplishments and
recognizes May 9, 2018, as Joe Arthur Sturges Day in Claiborne Parish
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Joe Arthur Sturges for forty-five years of service as a Claiborne Parish police
3 juror and his many other accomplishments and to recognize May 9, 2018, as Joe
4 Arthur Sturges Day in Claiborne Parish.
5 WHEREAS, Joe A. Sturges was married to the late Rosa Brown Sturges for forty-
6nine years; he is the proud father of Arthur, Rosalind, Jerome, and Diane; he has eleven
7grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and
8 WHEREAS, Joe A. served in the U.S. Army for two years; he attended Wiley
9College in Marshall, Texas, and Grambling College (now known as Grambling State
10University) in Grambling, Louisiana, where he played football for the legendary Coach
11Eddie Robinson; and
12 WHEREAS, for thirty-two years, Joe A. was a school bus driver for the Claiborne
13Parish School Board; he also coached the Woodson High School football team in
14Haynesville, Louisiana; and
15 WHEREAS, he was the first African American police officer in Haynesville, where
16he served for sixteen years; and
17 WHEREAS, Joe A. is an active member of the Hatter Chapel Freewill Baptist
18Church of Haynesville where he serves as deacon, trustee, Sunday school superintendent,
19and adult choir member; he is also an active member of the Louisiana Freewill Baptist
20Annual Conference, serving on the finance committee and as conference superintendent of
21Sunday school; and
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1 WHEREAS, Mr. Sturges has been a Claiborne Parish police juror since 1973; during
2his forty-five year tenure on the jury, he has served in numerous capacities; currently he
3serves as chairman of the Claims Committee and as a member of the Building and Grounds
4Committee and the Personnel Committee; and
5 WHEREAS, Joe Arthur Sturges deserves recognition for service to his community
6in so many ways and for so many years; the life and legacy of Joe Arthur Sturges hold a
7special place in the hearts of many residents of Claiborne Parish and the state of Louisiana.
8 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in honor and recognition of Joe Arthur
9Sturges, the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby proclaim
10May 9, 2018, as Joe Arthur Sturges Day in Claiborne Parish; does hereby commend Joe
11Arthur Sturges for forty-five years of service as a Claiborne Parish police juror and his many
12other accomplishments; and does hereby record for posterity his years of loyal and dedicated
13service to the citizens of Claiborne Parish.
14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
15to Joe Arthur Sturges.
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 88 Original 2018 Regular Session Jefferson
Commends Joe Arthur Sturges for 45 years as a Claiborne Parish police juror and his many
other accomplishments and recognizes May 9, 2018, as Joe Arthur Sturges Day in Claiborne
Parish.
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