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2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 33
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Louisiana REALTORS on the occasion of its 100
th
Anniversary.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend and congratulate the officers and membership of Louisiana REALTORS®
3 Association upon the celebration of its centennial anniversary.
4 WHEREAS, the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana recognizes the first 100 years
5 of the Louisiana REALTORS® organization and acknowledges April 23, 2019, as
6 REALTOR® Day at the state capitol; and
7 WHEREAS, in 1919, Louisiana REALTORS® was established as a member-based
8 trade association organized to assist its constituents in the business of buying and selling
9 immovable property; and
10 WHEREAS, for the past century, Louisiana REALTORS® has been the trusted voice
11 in real estate matters and remains true to its commitment to properly represent its
12 membership on significant real estate related issues, to create professional development
13 opportunities, to advocate for the rights of property owners, and to provide other services
14 that are unique to the profession; and
15 WHEREAS, in the beginning, the local real estate boards of New Orleans,
16 Alexandria, and Shreveport banded together to create a statewide association that has grown
17 to a membership of approximately 14,500 professionals; and
18 WHEREAS, in 1920, R.R. Emery, a businessman from Shreveport, became the
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1 association's first president; and
2 WHEREAS, the current and early governing documents of the association state that
3 its purpose is "to promote and maintain the highest standards of conduct in the transaction
4 of real estate business" and "to promote the welfare of property owners, tenants, buyers, and
5 in general, the good of the people of the state of Louisiana"; and
6 WHEREAS, in 1946, Louisiana REALTORS® gained acceptance as a member of
7 the National Association of REALTORS®; the national group, with a present membership
8 of 1.3 million members, all of whom are committed to the purpose of raising standards of
9 real estate practice and preserving the rights of property ownership in the interest of the
10 public welfare; and
11 WHEREAS, Louisiana REALTORS® provide a facility for continuing education,
12 research, and the exchange of information for those engaged in the real estate business and
13 upholds the interest, dignity, and character of the real estate profession in the state of
14 Louisiana; and
15 WHEREAS, Louisiana REALTORS® has worked as a tireless proponent for the real
16 estate industry and the people of Louisiana by advocating for the passage of legislation that
17 has provided for equal opportunity in housing, constitutionally prohibited taxation on the
18 transfer of property, and countless other measures which serve to protect the public.
19 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
20 does hereby commend the Louisiana REALTORS® and its membership on its centennial
21 anniversary.
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does
23 hereby congratulate the organization for remaining as the trusted voice for real estate in
24 Louisiana today and well into the future.
25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
26 officers of Louisiana REALTORS®.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Suzi Montague.
DIGEST
SR 33 Original 2019 Regular Session Peacock
Commends Louisiana REALTORS® upon the celebration of its centennial anniversary.
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