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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 59
BY SENATORS WARD, ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BARROW, BISHOP,
BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CHABERT, CLAITOR, COLOMB,
CORTEZ, DONAHUE, ERDEY, FANNIN, GATTI, HENSGENS,
HEWITT, JOHNS, LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, LONG, LUNEAU,
MARTINY, MILKOVICH, MILLS, MIZELL, MORRELL, MORRISH,
PEACOCK, PETERSON, PRICE, RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN
SMITH, TARVER, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH AND WHITE AND
REPRESENTATIVES ABRAHAM, ABRAMSON, ADAMS, AMEDEE,
ANDERS, ARMES, BACALA, BAGLEY, BAGNERIS, BARRAS,
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, POPE, PUGH,
PYLANT, RICHARD, SCHEXNAYDER, SEABAUGH, SIMON,
SMITH, STAGNI, STEFANSKI, STOKES, TALBOT, THOMAS,
TURNER, WHITE, WRIGHT AND ZERINGUE
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Ellis Paul "Pete" Adams Jr. for 46 years of exemplary service as the executive
director of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, and to congratulate him
upon his retirement effective July 12, 2019.
WHEREAS, E. Pete Adams has served continuously as the executive director of the
Louisiana District Attorneys Association since January 1, 1973, and as director of the
District Attorneys' Retirement System since 1997; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure at LDAA, E. Pete Adams has served with 151
different district attorneys; and
WHEREAS, E. Pete Adams has participated in 88 Regular and Extraordinary
Legislative Sessions since joining the LDAA, during which tenure more than 893,680 bills
have been introduced and 33,248 laws have been enacted; and
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WHEREAS, E. Pete Adams has reviewed, testified, and worked with committees on
thousands of pieces of legislation; and
WHEREAS, E. Pete Adams has worked with countless stakeholders of the criminal
justice system on behalf of the office of the district attorney on vital legislative issues,
including but not limited to the passage of a comprehensive Code of Evidence, criminal
victims' rights, asset forfeiture and money laundering regulations, juvenile justice reform,
and justice reinvestment; and
WHEREAS, there were 34 judicial districts when E. Pete Adams took the helm of
the LDAA and now there are 42; and
WHEREAS, E. Pete Adams has worked tirelessly over the past 46 years to improve
Louisiana's justice system and the office of district attorney by enhancing the effectiveness
and professionalism of Louisiana's District Attorneys and their staff through education,
legislative involvement, liaison, and information sharing; and
WHEREAS, the great state of Louisiana is better for E. Pete Adams' service as the
executive director of the LDAA.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend E. Pete Adams for 46 years of exemplary public service, congratulate him upon
his retirement from the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, and express best wishes
to him in all of his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
E. Pete Adams.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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