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2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 52
BY SENATOR BOUDREAUX
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Charles Cravins upon his induction into the St. Landry
Parish Democratic Party Hall of Fame.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend and congratulate Charles Cravins upon his induction into the St. Landry Parish
3 Democratic Party Hall of Fame.
4 WHEREAS, Charles is the son of the late Armas and Edmonia Cravins; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Cravins is married to Mona Gobert Cravins, the father of four;
6 Monique, Charlotte, Ali, and Alex and the beaming grandfather of four; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Cravins has an extensive resume of public service in Louisiana,
8 having started in the early 1990's, as the Regional Director and Governmental Affairs
9 Coordinator for the Fourth Congressional District followed by an appointment as Chief
10 Administrative Officer of the St. Landry Parish District Attorney's Office; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Cravins attended Southern University Law Center, where he was
12 selected to the prestigious Southern University Law Review, an honor reserved to the
13 school's top students while working full time in the St. Landry Parish District Attorney's
14 Office; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Cravins achieved a grade of "A" in twenty-seven of the thirty-two
16 classes he took in law school, graduated Magna Cum Laude, and was admitted to the
17 practice of law after successfully passing the bar on his first attempt; and
18 WHEREAS, since 2007 Mr. Cravins has served as Assistant District Attorney and
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1 has been lead trial attorney in roughly two hundred matters, including civil and criminal
2 cases, before various courts, including Federal Court and Louisiana District Courts and City
3 Courts; and
4 WHEREAS, he has argued before the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Third
5 Circuit, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and successfully before the
6 Louisiana Supreme Court; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Cravins has served as adjunct professor at Southern University Law
8 Center, is president of "Cravins Trosclair, A Professional Law Corporation" which focuses
9 on complex litigation, has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Health
10 Education Authority of Louisiana and represents District Forty on the Democratic Party
11 State Central Committee; and
12 WHEREAS, with his runnin' buddy, partner and colleague, Frank Trosclair, he has
13 served as counsel to numerous St. Landry Parish grand juries over the last eleven years; and
14 WHEREAS, every Sunday you can hear his voice on the radio as he co-hosts the
15 Cravins Brothers Zydeco and Information Show along with his brother and nephew, where
16 they provide music, laughs, important social and political information, and news; and
17 WHEREAS, Mr. Cravins serves the public with sincere, courageous conviction and
18 is willing to assist all people regardless of their current status in life and the community; and
19 WHEREAS, because Mr. Cravins believes everyone has a right to be heard and that
20 justice should serve everyone; he is a strong advocate for fair and equal policies for the good
21 of the people; and
22 WHEREAS, Mr. Cravins' knowledge, experience, trustworthiness, and reputation for
23 fearlessness is considered the reasons why he was appointed to our current governor's
24 transition team; and
25 WHEREAS, the St. Landry Democratic Parish Executive Committee annually names
26 persons of high ethical and moral character who have promoted the principles of
27 constitutional equality, personal liberty, economic opportunity, and government and fiscal
28 responsibility whose impact has positively influenced the entire parish and the state; and
29 WHEREAS, the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, who is then considered to
30 be a member of the St. Landry Democratic Party Hall of Fame, is also a person who
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1 recognizes and respects the diversity of all Americans and promotes the common unity of
2 all, leading the political party and displaying strong leadership throughout their career; and
3 WHEREAS, Charles Cravins has demonstrated a devotion to all of these principles
4 of the St. Landry Democratic Party with a lifetime of efforts championing these principles
5 that are so essential to the ideas of American democracy; and
6 WHEREAS, during the Lifetime Achievement Banquet, held on March 26, 2019,
7 Charles Cravins was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
8 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
9 does hereby commend and congratulate Charles Cravins upon his induction into the
10 St. Landry Parish Democratic Party Hall of Fame.
11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
12 Charles Cravins.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Ann S. Brown.
DIGEST
SR 52 Original 2019 Regular Session Boudreaux
Commends Charles Cravins upon his induction into the St. Landry Parish Democratic Party
Hall of Fame.
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