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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 12
BY SENATORS LAMBERT, ABRAHAM, ALLAIN, BERNARD, CARTER, CATHEY,
CLOUD, CONNICK, CORTEZ, FESI, FIELDS, FOIL, HENSGENS,
HEWITT, JOHNS, LUNEAU, MCMATH, MILLIGAN, ROBERT
MILLS, MIZELL, MORRIS, PEACOCK, POPE, REESE, TALBOT,
TARVER, WARD, WHITE AND WOMACK
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Honorable James R. "Jim" Fannin upon a career of distinguished public
service as a member of the Legislature of Louisiana and for his many outstanding
contributions to the betterment of the state.
WHEREAS, Jim Fannin began his lengthy stint of public service with election to
both the Jackson Parish Police Jury and the parish school board; and
WHEREAS, Jim Fannin has rendered exemplary service to his constituency during
his sixteen-year tenure as an elected member of both houses of the Legislature of Louisiana,
providing steadfast and effective representation for House of Representatives District 13,
when first elected in 2003; then, after three terms, winning election to the Senate District 35
seat in 2015; and serving this body with prestige and distinction for four years; and
WHEREAS, during his time in the legislature, he faithfully serviced the constituency
of the parishes of Bienville, Lincoln, Jackson, Ouachita, Winn, Grant, and Rapides; and
WHEREAS, during his term in the House of Representatives, Jim Fannin garnered
house committee assignments and served as chairman of the House Appropriations
Committee (2008-2016) and as chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
(2010-2011 and 2014-2015), and he also served on the House Committee on Agriculture,
Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development, the House Committee on Education, the
House Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works, the House Committee
on Commerce, the House Committee on Natural Resources, the House Legislative Services
Council, the Legislative Budgetary Control Council, the Joint Legislative Committee on
Capital Outlay, and the State Bond Commission; and
WHEREAS, upon his subsequent election to the upper chamber, he was keen to bring
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his agribusiness background and fiscal insight to full measure with service on the standing
committees of Finance, Senate and Governmental Affairs, Transportation, Highways and
Public Works, and Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development as vice
chairman; and
WHEREAS, Senator Fannin oversaw the state's funding and budgetary matters with
resourceful aplomb with appointment to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and
the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay; and
WHEREAS, he penned legislation to address the issues of taxation, state and local
funding, farming interests, groundwater rights, uniform construction regulations, commercial
regulations, and career education; and
WHEREAS, as a legislator, Jim Fannin has received copious awards from numerous
organizations that include the Coordinating and Development Corporation, the North Delta
Area Agency on Aging, the Louisiana Family Forum, the LSU Fire and Emergency Training
Institute, Arcadia Gas Storage, Chesapeake Energy, the Louisiana Council on Aging, the
Rural Hospital Coalition, the Louisiana Association of Public Health Advocates, the Monroe
Chamber of Commerce, and Louisiana Right to Life; and he received the Gentleman of the
House award from his peers in the House of Representatives in 2009; and
WHEREAS, many civic and nonprofit agencies have benefitted from his expertise
and active participation which include the Louisiana Cattlemen's Association, Jackson Parish
Cattlemen's Association, Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce, and Jackson Parish Farm
Bureau; and
WHEREAS, as a cattle rancher, Jim Fannin proudly maintains his stewardship of the
land and a responsibility for its continued conservation and protection; he also holds a
special affinity and respect for those individuals who choose an agricultural vocation as their
livelihood; and
WHEREAS, his return to the private sector has afforded Jim Fannin the opportunity
to spend more time with his wife of forty-seven years, Kitty Davis Fannin, their son Matt
and daughter Marsha F. Crader, and a host of extended family and friends; to return to his
business interests, and perhaps to pursue new hunting opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Senator Jim Fannin deserves our sincere commendation for the
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extraordinary strides he has taken to improve the fiscal functions of state government while
serving as an exceptional member of the Legislature of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the Honorable James R. "Jim" Fannin upon a career of distinguished
public service as a member of the Legislature of Louisiana and for his many outstanding
contributions to the betterment of the state, does hereby express to him enduring appreciation
for his distinguished service to the citizens of House of Representatives District 13 and
Senate District 35, does hereby recognize and record for posterity his vital contributions and
tireless dedication to the state of Louisiana, and does hereby extend to him best wishes for
continued success and happiness in all of his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Honorable James R. "Jim" Fannin.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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