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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 44
BY SENATOR JACKSON
A RESOLUTION
To establish a task force to study crime and crime prevention in Ouachita Parish and require
the task force to make recommendations.
WHEREAS, while Ouachita Parish has been recognized nationally as a great place
to live because of its affordability, low traffic, and mild winters, its increasing crime rate
detracts from its desirability; and
WHEREAS, a strategic approach to address crime and crime prevention in Ouachita
Parish is essential to reducing the crime rate and enhancing quality of life for residents of
the parish.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby establish the Ouachita Parish Crime and Crime Prevention Task Force to study
crime and crime prevention in Ouachita Parish and requires the task force to make
recommendations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Ouachita Parish Crime and Crime Prevention
Task Force shall be chaired by the author of this Resolution and shall be comprised as
follows:
(1) Each member of the Louisiana Senate whose district includes a portion of
Ouachita Parish, or their designee.
(2) The chief law enforcement officer of each municipality located in Ouachita
Parish, or his designee.
(3) The sheriff of Ouachita Parish, or his designee.
(4) The city marshals of the cities of Monroe and West Monroe, or their designees.
(5) The district attorney for Ouachita Parish, or his designee.
(6) The district public defender for the Fourth Judicial District, or his designee.
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(7) The chairmen of the Monroe and West Monroe-West Ouachita chambers of
commerce, or their designees.
(8) The president of the Monroe/Ouachita Parish branch of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), or his designee.
(9) A constituent appointment by each member of the Louisiana Senate and
Louisiana House of Representatives whose district includes any portion of Ouachita Parish.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall meet at such times and
places as determined by its chair and it may elect a vice chair and other officers as
determined necessary.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the task force shall serve
without compensation, except per diem or expenses reimbursement to which they may be
individually entitled to as members of their constituent organization.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall receive staff support from
the district office of the senator representing Senate District No. 34.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a majority of the total membership shall
constitute a quorum of the task force and any official action by the task force shall require
an affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum present and voting.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall receive public testimony and
comment and shall report its findings and recommendations to the president of the Louisiana
Senate on or before April 1, 2021.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
chief law enforcement officer in each municipality in Ouachita Parish, the sheriff of
Ouachita Parish, the city marshals of Monroe and West Monroe, the district attorney for
Ouachita Parish, the district public defender for the Fourth Judicial District, the Monroe and
the West Monroe-West Ouachita chambers of commerce, and the Monroe/Ouachita Parish
branch of the NAACP.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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