2020 Second Extraordinary Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 34
BY SENATOR CLOUD
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office for the assistance provided to Allen
Parish in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
WHEREAS, on August 27, 2020, Hurricane Laura struck southwest Louisiana as one
of the most powerful storms in the history of the United States with wind gusts up to one
hundred fifty miles per hour, leaving widespread destruction across the state; and
WHEREAS, Allen Parish Sheriff Doug Hebert made the request for extra patrol
vehicles given the number of residences and businesses without power and the limited
manpower he had to spare; and
WHEREAS, approximately twenty deputies from the Livingston Parish Sheriff's
Office made the one hundred sixty mile drive to Allen Parish following Hurricane Laura's
landfall; and
WHEREAS, they arrived prepared to perform whatever tasks were necessary to assist
the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office in recovering from the storm; and
WHEREAS, upon arrival the officers found trees were tossed down, power lines
were thrown across streets, and houses were flattened as Hurricane Laura swept through
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, it is the extraordinary efforts of the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office
in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura that exemplify the true meaning of "protect and serve";
and
WHEREAS, the success of the state of Louisiana, the strength of its communities,
and the overall vitality of American society depend in great measure upon people like the
deputies of the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office who not only serve and protect the citizens
of Livingston Parish but also the citizens of the entire state of Louisiana when called upon
to do so.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office for the assistance provided to
Allen Parish in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
sheriff of Livingston Parish.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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