Commends Professor Russell Jones for his service and dedication over the past decade to local governments and the public interest of Louisiana citizens.
Commends former district attorney of the 14th Judicial District, John DeRosier, for his many years of outstanding public service to the city of Lake Charles, the parish of Calcasieu, and the state of Louisiana.
Commends Charles F. Castille on thirty-five years of outstanding service and dedication to the citizens of the state of Louisiana on the occasion of his retirement from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
Commends Louisiana State University Boyd Professor Isiah Warner as the 2016 Southeastern Conference Professor of the Year among all faculty at its fourteen member universities.