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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 6
BY SENATORS HARRIS, BOUIE, CARTER AND PETERSON
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of
Louisiana upon the occasion of the passing of retired Orleans Parish Criminal
District Court Judge, Charles Lloyd Elloie, better known as Judge Elloie.
WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana, and the citizens of Louisiana have learned of the
death of Charles Lloyd Elloie Sr., on May 31, 2020, at the age of eighty-two; and
WHEREAS, Judge Elloie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 6, 1938, the
fourth of five children to Joseph and Elizabeth Fredricks Elloie, (his father) a Pullman porter
on the Sunset Limited Railroad and (his mother) a domestic worker; and
WHEREAS, Judge Elloie grew up in the Lafitte Public Housing Development, his
family being one of the original residences of the development, and attended public schools
from first grade through high school; and
WHEREAS, determined to become the first of his siblings to be a college graduate,
Judge Elloie attended Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana, attaining a Bachelor of
Arts in Education in 1960; and
WHEREAS, upon achieving his goal of graduating from college, Judge Elloie taught
Biology and Math in the Orleans Parish School System from September 1960 to 1966; and
WHEREAS, in 1966, Judge Elloie became the first African American to be hired by
the Prudential Insurance Company as an agent within an eleven-state region where he
thrived in interacting with people and providing a much needed service to many people who
did not have access to the insurance he sold; and
WHEREAS, in 1968, Judge Elloie's vision, love for his people, and desire to be a
change agent led him to become actively involved in politics in his beloved New Orleans,
ran for a seat on the Orleans Parish School Board; although unsuccessful, the defeat did not
extinguish Judge Elloie's fervor for change in the city's political structure, he simply worked
harder to make things happen; and
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WHEREAS, Judge Elloie and attorney Robert Collins founded the Community
Organization for Urban Politics, better known as COUP, in 1969, which became one of the
most powerful political organizations in New Orleans, supporting the successful candidacies
of "Moon" Landrieu for mayor of the city of New Orleans, and Edwin W. Edwards for
governor, concentrating its work and influence in the Sixth and Seventh Wards; and
WHEREAS; Judge Elloie served as Assistant to Mayor Landrieu and the Director
of Youth Opportunities from 1970 to 1971; he was able to bring others into the political
system, provide recreational and employment opportunities for young people, and challenge
elected officials to remove the many economic and social barriers faced by African
Americans and other people of color; and
WHEREAS, from 1972 to 1975, Judge Elloie served as an Assistant to Governor
Edwin W. Edwards, where he again was able to bring others into the political process, giving
many disenfranchised persons better access to economic and social opportunities; and
WHEREAS, in 1976, Judge Elloie enrolled at Southern University Law Center,
where he served as the president of the student bar association and graduated with a Juris
Doctorate in 1979; and
WHEREAS, with a keen knowledge of the law, an ability to connect with people, and
the unrelenting pursuit of justice and equity, Judge Elloie successfully represented clients
as a criminal defense attorney from 1980 to 1996; and
WHEREAS, the success of his law practice and his desire to serve his community
were the catalysts that inspired Judge Elloie to seek a judgeship on the Orleans Parish
Criminal District Court in 1995; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, Judge Elloie took the bench as a newly elected judge on the
Orleans Parish Criminal District Court and was reelected without opposition to a second
term in 2002; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure on the bench, Judge Elloie brought equity of judgment
and provided many with opportunities for second chances, while making his court accessible
to the community and fulfilling his desire to become a legal servant of the people; and
WHEREAS, in 2007, after more than a decade of serving on the bench, Judge Elloie
retired from the Orleans Parish Criminal Court; and
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WHEREAS, although Judge Elloie's life was full of accomplishments, one of his
fondest memories was of he and his younger brother riding the train for the first time from
New Orleans to Los Angeles, California, sleeping in the berths and eating in the dining car
which sparked a lifelong love of travel by train; and
WHEREAS, Judge Elloie was a dedicated and loving husband, father, grandfather,
great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend; a judge in the true sense of the word, a public
servant who was totally involved in his community on behalf of the betterment of his fellow
man, as a lector in his church, St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church, and in his beloved
fraternity, as a life member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Judge Elloie is survived by his wife and constant companion for more
than thirty years, Dr. Pearlie Hardin Elloie; his sons, Charles L. Elloie Jr. and Joseph C.
Elloie; brother, Wilbur Ronald Elloie; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and many
loved nieces, nephews, and other family members; and
WHEREAS, the memory of Judge Charles Lloyd Elloie shall live forever in the
minds and hearts of all who knew and loved him.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby express condolences to the family and friends of Judge Charles Lloyd Elloie,
public servant, and does hereby recognize that his life was well spent in service of his
community, his family, and his God.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to his
wife, Dr. Pearlie Hardin Elloie.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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