ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 240
BY REPRESENTATIVES BARRAS, ABRAHAM, ABRAMSON, ADAMS, AMEDEE,
ANDERS, ARMES, BACALA, BAGLEY, BAGNERIS, BERTHELOT, BILLIOT,
BISHOP, BOUIE, BOURRIAQUE, BRASS, CHAD BROWN, TERRY BROWN,
CARMODY, CARPENTER, GARY CARTER, ROBBY CARTER, STEVE
CARTER, CHANEY, CONNICK, COUSSAN, COX, CREWS, DAVIS,
DEVILLIER, DUBUISSON, DUPLESSIS, DWIGHT, EDMONDS, EMERSON,
FALCONER, FOIL, FRANKLIN, GAINES, GAROFALO, GISCLAIR, GLOVER,
GUINN, JIMMY HARRIS, LANCE HARRIS, HENRY, HILFERTY, HILL,
HODGES, HOFFMANN, HOLLIS, HORTON, HOWARD, HUVAL, IVEY,
JACKSON, JAMES, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, MIKE JOHNSON, ROBERT
JOHNSON, JONES, JORDAN, LACOMBE, NANCY LANDRY, TERRY
LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LEBAS, LEGER, LEOPOLD, LYONS, MACK,
MAGEE, MARCELLE, MARINO, MCFARLAND, MCMAHEN, MIGUEZ,
DUSTIN MILLER, GREGORY MILLER, MOORE, JAY MORRIS, JIM MORRIS,
MOSS, MUSCARELLO, NORTON, PEARSON, PIERRE, PUGH, PYLANT,
RICHARD, SCHEXNAYDER, SEABAUGH, SIMON, SMITH, STAGNI,
STEFANSKI, STOKES, TALBOT, THOMAS, TURNER, WHITE, WRIGHT, AND
ZERINGUE
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Honorable J. Rogers Pope and to express enduring gratitude for his
outstanding contributions to Livingston Parish and the state of Louisiana, particularly
during his tenure as a distinguished member of the Louisiana House of
Representatives.
WHEREAS, J. Rogers Pope is a notable public servant who has served with
excellence as a state representative since taking office in 2008, during which time he has
fully used every opportunity to serve the citizens of District No. 71 and the state in an
honorable and dedicated manner; and
WHEREAS, Representative Pope received a masters plus thirty in education from
the University of Southeastern Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Representative Pope has been a proud member of the Capital Region
and Republican Delegations and the Rural Caucus; and
WHEREAS, Representative Pope's diligent committee service has included serving
as a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on
Education, the House Committee on Health and Welfare, the House Committee on House
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and Governmental Affairs, the House Committee on Retirement, the House Committee on
Transportation, Highways and Public Works, and the Joint Legislative Committee on the
Budget; and
WHEREAS, during his time in the House of Representatives, Representative Pope
has authored and supported many important pieces of legislation; and
WHEREAS, J. Rogers Pope will forever have a special place in the chronicles of the
history of Louisiana, for he is one of Louisiana's most outstanding public servants; and
WHEREAS, as he prepares to embark on the next exciting and productive chapter
of his life, Representative Pope merits a sincere measure of commendation for his singular
contributions and the exemplary strides he has taken as an exceptional member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Honorable J. Rogers Pope; does hereby
extend honor and recognition to him for his outstanding accomplishments, particularly
during his tenure as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, which has been
marked by his uncompromising endeavor to improve the welfare of his constituents in
Livingston Parish and the citizens of the state of Louisiana; and does hereby pay tribute to
him for the generous and effective way in which he has dedicated his intelligence and his
energy to the service of his family, friends, community, and state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana House of Representatives hereby
expresses enduring gratitude to Representative Pope for his service to the citizens of
Louisiana, as evidenced by his superlative achievements as a member of this distinguished
body, and does hereby extend to him the best wishes of all his colleagues for continued
prosperity and success in his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Honorable J. Rogers Pope.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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