HLS 202ES-179 ORIGINAL
2020 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 27
BY REPRESENTATIVES CHARLES OWEN AND SCHAMERHORN AND SENATOR
REESE
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Vernon Parish District Attorney Asa Skinner on his
retirement
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To commend Vernon Parish District Attorney Asa Skinner on his retirement.
3 WHEREAS, after serving the Vernon Parish district attorney's office for over forty
4years, Asa Skinner has announced his retirement; and
5 WHEREAS, District Attorney Skinner has served as district attorney since he was
6elected to in position in 2009; he began serving as an assistant district attorney in 1979; and
7 WHEREAS, Skinner said that it was his efforts to stand up for the children of the
8parish that brought him the most pride during his four decades of service to Vernon Parish;
9he retires from his post with the utmost confidence that the new district attorney, Terry
10Lambright, a twenty-year veteran in the DA's office with a background in Children and
11Family Services, will continue to build upon his efforts to ensure the safety of all children
12in Vernon Parish; and
13 WHEREAS, Skinner is a graduate of Leesville High School, Northwestern State
14University, and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University; he is married
15to Karen Milam Skinner, and together they have two children, Clint and Colleen; and
16 WHEREAS, Asa Skinner has truly used his position to uplift and protect the
17community, and his efforts to safeguard the children of Louisiana during his impressive
18career with the Vernon Parish district attorney's office is deserving of the highest
19recognition.
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1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
2commend Vernon Parish District Attorney Asa Skinner on his retirement; does hereby thank
3Asa Skinner for his outstanding efforts to create a safer environment for the people,
4especially the children, of the parish; and does hereby extend sincere hopes and wishes that
5he continue to experience good health and prosperity as he ventures into a new journey in
6retirement.
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Asa
8Skinner.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 27 Original 2020 Second Extraordinary Session Charles Owen
Commends Vernon Parish District Attorney Asa Skinner on his retirement.
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