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