HLS 19RS-3754 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 316
BY REPRESENTATIVES JAMES, BAGNERIS, BOUIE, BRASS, CARPENTER, GARY
CARTER, COX, DUPLESSIS, FRANKLIN, GAINES, GLOVER, JIMMY
HARRIS, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, JORDAN, TERRY LANDRY,
LARVADAIN, LYONS, MARCELLE, DUSTIN MILLER, MOORE, NORTON,
PIERRE, AND SMITH
CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of J. Ashley Mitchell Carter
1 A RESOLUTION
2To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of J. Ashley
3 Mitchell Carter, former attorney for the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee
4 of the Louisiana Legislature.
5 WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
6House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the death at age
7thirty-four of J. Ashley Mitchell Carter, a dedicated public servant and brilliant attorney who
8left this world on May 27, 2019; and
9 WHEREAS, Ashley was born on April 16, 1985, to James "J. B." and Jennifer Gail
10Walker Mitchell in Shreveport, Louisiana; she graduated with honors from Louisiana State
11University with a bachelor of arts in political science and a minor in psychology; she also
12graduated with honors from Southern University with a master of social sciences in political
13science and earned her juris doctor degree from Southern University; and
14 WHEREAS, as a law student, Ashley was elected as vice president, president, and
15sub-regional director of the National Black Law Students Association; she served as vice
16president of entertainment of the Sports and Entertainment Legal Association, and she held
17positions as graduate advisor and teaching assistant; her public service career began as a law
18clerk with the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, chaired by former U.S.
19Senator Mary Landrieu; and
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1 WHEREAS, Ashley married the love of her life, Charles Carter, Jr., on June 28,
22014; and
3 WHEREAS, a member of New Gideon Baptist Church, she was a strong Christian,
4a devoted child of God, and a loyal family member and friend; she was the director of the
5liturgical dance ministry; and
6 WHEREAS, Ashley was a staff attorney for the Senate and Governmental Affairs
7Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children of the Legislature of
8Louisiana; she served as interim executive director of the Louisiana Legislative Black
9Caucus and the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Foundation and as support staff for the
10Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus; and
11 WHEREAS, she worked in the Louisiana Senate chief of staff's office and the office
12of the governor during Governor Kathleen Blanco's term; and
13 WHEREAS, as a founding partner of the Pearson and Mitchell law firm, Ashley
14focused on intellectual property, contract negotiations, family law, wills, successions,
15business, and foundation formation; she was in the 2017 graduating class of the Baton Rouge
16Area Chamber leadership program; and
17 WHEREAS, she was a certified mediator and a member of the Baton Rouge Bar
18Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, National Bar Association, and Louis A.
19Martinet Legal Society; and
20 WHEREAS, she maintained involvement in a number of community endeavors,
21including being a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and with her
22husband and his childhood friends, she assisted Reaching Our Dreams Foundation, a
23nonprofit organization with initiatives like annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaways in Baton
24Rouge and Shreveport; and
25 WHEREAS, Ashley was a friend to many people who embraced and accepted her
26as family; her positive nature and kind soul radiated through her work and charitable efforts;
27and
28 WHEREAS, those who mourn her loss may find solace in the fact that she was a
29believer in Christ who accepted the Lord into her life at an early age and Ashley's spirit will
30live on.
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1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
2Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express condolences upon the death of J. Ashley
3Mitchell Carter; does hereby recognize and record for posterity her significant contributions,
4her outstanding abilities, and her generosity and kindness; and does hereby express the deep
5regret of the entire House of Representatives family upon the loss of this extraordinary
6woman.
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
8family of J. Ashley Mitchell Carter.
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 316 Original 2019 Regular Session James
Expresses condolences on the death of J. Ashley Mitchell Carter.
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