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2020 Second Extraordinary Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 34
BY SENATOR CLOUD
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office for their work in
response to Hurricane Laura.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office for the assistance provided to Allen
3 Parish in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
4 WHEREAS, on August 27, 2020, Hurricane Laura struck southwest Louisiana as one
5 of the most powerful storms in the history of the United States with wind gusts up to one
6 hundred fifty miles per hour, leaving widespread destruction across the state; and
7 WHEREAS, Allen Parish Sheriff Doug Hebert made the request for extra patrol
8 vehicles given the number of residences and businesses without power and the limited
9 manpower he had to spare; and
10 WHEREAS, approximately twenty deputies from the Livingston Parish Sheriff's
11 Office made the one hundred sixty mile drive to Allen Parish following Hurricane Laura's
12 landfall; and
13 WHEREAS, they arrived prepared to perform whatever tasks were necessary to assist
14 the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office in recovering from the storm; and
15 WHEREAS, upon arrival the officers found trees were tossed down, power lines
16 were thrown across streets, and houses were flattened as Hurricane Laura swept through
17 Louisiana; and
18 WHEREAS, it is the extraordinary efforts of the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office
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1 in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura that exemplify the true meaning of "protect and serve";
2 and
3 WHEREAS, the success of the state of Louisiana, the strength of its communities,
4 and the overall vitality of American society depend in great measure upon people like the
5 deputies of the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office who not only serve and protect the citizens
6 of Livingston Parish but also the citizens of the entire state of Louisiana when called upon
7 to do so.
8 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
9 does hereby commend the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office for the assistance provided to
10 Allen Parish in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
12 sheriff of Livingston Parish.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
SR 34 Original 2020 Second Extraordinary Session Cloud
Commends the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office for the assistance provided to Allen Parish
in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
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