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2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 212
BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANKLIN
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Milton J. Bellard, Jr., on his seventieth birthday for his
service in health care and his civic service
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Milton J. Bellard, Jr., upon his seventieth birthday for more than forty-five
3 years of service in health care and work in his community.
4 WHEREAS, seventy years ago, Milton J. Bellard, Jr., was the first of twelve children
5born to Milton, Sr., and Mildred Bellard; and
6 WHEREAS, Milton's life has been a continuation of firsts: he wrote the grant
7proposal that created Washington Marion Magnet High's school-based health center, the first
8of its kind in Calcasieu Parish; in 1981, he founded and was elected as the first executive
9director of Bayou Comprehensive Health Foundation, Limited; he was a founder, a board
10member, and served several terms as president of the Louisiana Primary Care Association;
11and he was the first African American member of the Louisiana Area Health Education
12Centers and was elected as president; and
13 WHEREAS, Milton Bellard, Jr., was instrumental in developing the federally
14qualified health center policy for the state of Louisiana with Secretary Rose Forrest; he was
15a board member and president for Region VI Southwest Primary Health Care Association,
16which includes Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico; and
17 WHEREAS, President Bill Clinton appointed Milton Bellard, Jr., to the National
18Task Force for HIV/AIDS in the Minority Community; and
19 WHEREAS, Milton was the first to introduce telemedicine to the Louisiana
20community heathcare system; in collaboration with Cameron Rural Health Center,
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1telemedicine service between Jennings and Lake Charles became operational under Milton
2Bellard's stewardship; and
3 WHEREAS, the civic service of Milton Bellard, Jr., is notable; he was chosen as
4Calcasieu Parish representative on the board of the Louisiana Black Assembly, where he
5served as a state field officer and was instrumental in the development of Louisiana House
6District No. 34; in 1979, he was named chair of the finance committee of the advisory board
7of Lake Charles Mental Health Center, which has responsibilities for Allen, Cameron,
8Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, and Beauregard parishes; in 1980 and 1983, Milton Bellard was
9elected as a delegate of the Louisiana Democratic Party from Calcasieu Parish; he also has
10served as president of the Lake Charles NAACP, as a board member of Louisiana Black
11Pages, and as a member of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Greater Lake Charles
12Chamber of Commerce; and
13 WHEREAS, as he celebrates his seventieth birthday, it is fitting to recognize the
14indelible mark made by Milton J. Bellard, Jr., upon the lives of Lake Charles and Calcasieu
15Parish residents and to herald the good works he has done in seven decades of life.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
17Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate Milton J. Bellard, Jr., upon
18the occasion of his seventieth birthday and does hereby offer best wishes for many more
19productive years of life.
20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
21Milton Bellard, Jr.
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 212 Original 2019 Regular Session Franklin
Commends Milton J. Bellard, Jr., on his 70th birthday for his many achievements.
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