ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 318
BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE
A RESOLUTION
To commend Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Lafayette upon the celebration
of its fiftieth anniversary.
WHEREAS, on June 9, 1969, Bishop Maurice Schexnayder formally established the
parish of Our Lady Queen of Peace, and land was purchased two years later on Lillian Road
in Lafayette, now known as Martin Luther King Jr. Drive; the congregation worshiped at
Lafayette Catholic Center until construction of the church was completed and the facility
was dedicated by Most Rev. Gerard L. Frey, Bishop, on November 2, 1975; and
WHEREAS, God has blessed Our Lady Queen of Peace with spiritual shepherds
throughout its fifty years of worship, from its first pastor, Rev. Jude Speyrer, through
Rev. Hampton Davis, who has pastored the flock since 2007; the church's ministries are
many and include youth, adult, and Gospel choirs; altar servers; religious education
coordinators and catechists; vacation bible school; performing arts; ushers; Ladies Altar
Society; St. Vincent de Paul Society; Parish Pastoral Council; lay ministers of Eucharist;
Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary Court 206; Knights of Peter Claver Council 206
and junior and junior daughter branches of Peter Claver; and Legion of Mary; and
WHEREAS, the faith of the parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Peace was tested in
April 2010 when the church was destroyed by fire; Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Anthony,
St. Paul, and the Lafayette Parish school board's Truman Montessori gym served as
temporary worship centers and places where marriages and funerals were conducted for the
membership while the church was rebuilt; a steeple was added to the building, and the first
worship in the new sanctuary was held on Sunday, December 16, 2012; and
WHEREAS, after half a century, Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church remains
a body of believers who are not limited by racial or geographical division; its members have
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been united into the family of God, and it is appropriate to commemorate the celebration of
the fiftieth anniversary of the parish.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate Rev. Hampton Davis and
the parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church on the joyous celebration of
its fiftieth anniversary; does hereby recognize and applaud the ministries that have
strengthened the lives of those who live in the community the church serves; and does
hereby offer best hopes and prayers that the light of God will continue to shine through Our
Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Rev.
Hampton Davis.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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