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2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 246
BY REPRESENTATIVES CARMODY, GLOVER, AND JENKINS
A RESOLUTION
To commend Arthur G. Thompson upon his receipt of the Liberty Bell Award from the
Shreveport Bar Association.
WHEREAS, the Liberty Bell Award was established more than forty years ago to
acknowledge outstanding community service; it is presented to individuals or organizations
that promote better understanding of the rule of law, encourage greater respect for law and
the courts, stimulate a sense of civic responsibility, or contribute to good government in the
community; and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2019, Arthur Thompson was aptly awarded the Liberty Bell
Award by the Shreveport Bar Association; and
WHEREAS, since 1985, Arthur Thompson has held the elected position of the city
of Shreveport's clerk of council, having been elected by nine different city councils and
forty-three council members; and
WHEREAS, Arthur Thompson earned his bachelor and juris doctor degrees from
Southern University in Baton Rouge; he was a captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate
General's Corps for four years and served as a special court martial judge during his final
year of military service; and
WHEREAS, Arthur Thompson has served on the Biomedical Research Foundation's
board of directors since 2005; in 2018, he became chairman of the board; and
WHEREAS, ever active in his community, he has also served on the Caddo Parish
School Board and Metropolitan Planning Commission of Shreveport and Caddo Parish, and
in leadership positions on the board of Providence House and Strategic Action Council; and
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WHEREAS, Arthur is supported by his loving wife, Margaret; he is the proud father
of Bryan and Dionne and grandfather of Phineas.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Arthur G. Thompson for receiving the
Liberty Bell Award from the Shreveport Bar Association; does hereby recognize and record
for posterity his demonstrated respect for law through his service to the community; and
does hereby wish him every measure of success and happiness in all his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Arthur G. Thompson.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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