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2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 185
BY SENATOR ALARIO
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Dan "Blade" Morrish on his service in the Senate.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend the Honorable Dan W. "Blade" Morrish and express sincere gratitude for his
3 outstanding service to Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes, as
4 well as to the entire state of Louisiana, during his twenty-four years as a legislator.
5 WHEREAS, Dan "Blade" Morrish is the epitome of the phrase "public servant" and
6 has worked tirelessly during his six terms in the Louisiana legislature, first as a state
7 representative and then as a state senator, to serve all of Louisiana's citizens equally, fairly,
8 and compassionately; and
9 WHEREAS, Blade is a lifetime resident of southwest Louisiana and a graduate of
10 Jennings High School and McNeese State University; and
11 WHEREAS, it was while he was attending and working his way through college to
12 earn his bachelor's degree in agriculture that he met the love of his life, Kathy Vidrine; and
13 WHEREAS, the marriages of their son, Chris to Courtney Conner, and daughter, Erin
14 to Doug Boudreaux, have gifted him with what he considers to be the world's greatest
15 grandchildren, Maddox and Maggie Morrish and Brayden and Brody Boudreaux; and
16 WHEREAS, for more than twenty-five years, Blade owned and operated the family
17 hardware store in Jennings where he saw firsthand the needs of his community; and
18 WHEREAS, his dedication to his family and faith, his desire to serve his community,
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1 and his love for his state guided his decision to seek elected office; and
2 WHEREAS, his continual focus on creating a better Louisiana and putting people
3 over politics has merited his consistent reelection to office since 1996; and
4 WHEREAS, during his tenure in the legislature, he intentionally worked to hear all
5 sides of an argument, to treat all stakeholders with respect, and to work across party lines
6 to accomplish goals to benefit the people of his district and the state; and
7 WHEREAS, he has served on both the senate and house insurance committees where
8 he crafted legislation to protect the rights of both the insured and the insurance companies,
9 earning him the respect of legislators across the country who have twice elected him
10 president of the National Council of Insurance Legislators; and
11 WHEREAS, as an avid duck hunter and outdoorsman, he passionately worked to
12 protect and restore our coastal areas and wetlands by serving on the Senate Environmental
13 Quality Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Coastal Restoration and Flood Control,
14 the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development, the
15 Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration, and Conservation, and
16 the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority; and
17 WHEREAS, while he was reluctant to accept the chairmanship of the Senate
18 Education Committee, once appointed, he embraced the role and worked with great grace
19 and fairness to ensure the upholding of the constitutional requirement of designing and
20 promoting an educational system that provides every individual an equal opportunity to
21 develop to his full potential; and
22 WHEREAS, his quick wit and affable personality have made him a friend of many
23 and an enemy to few, and his protection of the downtrodden has made him known as a true
24 gentleman and a model statesman to all.
25 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
26 does hereby commend the Honorable Dan W. "Blade" Morrish and express sincere gratitude
27 for his outstanding service to Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes, as
28 well as to the entire state of Louisiana, during his twenty-four years as a legislator.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
30 Honorable Dan W. "Blade" Morrish.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Serrett.
DIGEST
SR 185 Original 2019 Regular Session Alario
Commends the Honorable Dan W. "Blade" Morrish and expresses gratitude for his
outstanding service to Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes, as well as
to the entire state during his 24 years as a legislator.
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