2020 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 67
BY SENATORS SMITH, ABRAHAM, ALLAIN, BARROW, BERNARD,
BOUDREAUX, BOUIE, CARTER, CATHEY, CLOUD, CONNICK,
CORTEZ, FESI, FIELDS, FOIL, HARRIS, HENRY, HENSGENS,
HEWITT, JACKSON, JOHNS, LAMBERT, LUNEAU, MCMATH,
MILLIGAN, FRED MILLS, ROBERT MILLS, MIZELL, MORRIS,
PEACOCK, PETERSON, POPE, PRICE, REESE, TALBOT, TARVER,
WARD, WHITE AND WOMACK
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of
Louisiana upon the passing of former Louisiana State Senator Ronald J. "Ron"
Landry.
WHEREAS, it is with sincere regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the death of former Louisiana State
Senator Ronald J. "Ron" Landry on May 24, 2020, after an extended illness at age
seventy-six; and
WHEREAS, Senator Landry was a native of Thibodaux, and upon graduation from
the LSU Law Center, established a law practice and residence in LaPlace, Louisiana, where
he and his wife, Mary Ellen Landry Shiflett, raised their two children, Benton and Lauryn;
and
WHEREAS, Senator Landry was elected to the state senate, representing District 19
on his first ever run for political office in 1975; and
WHEREAS, he was subsequently re-elected five times, serving the citizens of
Louisiana for twenty-four years; and
WHEREAS, while serving as Senate parliamentarian, Senator Landry was known
as a stickler for Senate rules and he developed a reputation for fully reading all bills
considered by the Senate; and
WHEREAS, Senator Landry was well known as a champion of the working man and
an especially strong advocate of commercial fishermen; and
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WHEREAS, he also was successful in changing the way the state of Louisiana
treated handicapped students, including the hearing impaired, through numerous pieces of
legislation he authored; and
WHEREAS, Senator Landry developed an uncanny expertise in transportation
matters and public works projects as the longtime chairman of the Senate Committee on
Transportation, Highways and Public Works; and
WHEREAS, Senator Landry is survived by his son Benton Landry of North Carolina
and daughter Lauryn Landry Schenker and her husband Chris Schenker of Mandeville along
with three grandchildren Khalen Landry, Brooklyn Schenker, and Christian Schenker, as
well as siblings David Landry and his wife Laurie of Perdido Key, Forida, Dr. Barry Landry
and his wife Debbie of Thibodaux, and Alice Landry Champagne of Luling; and
WHEREAS, the passing of former Louisiana State Senator Ronald J. "Ron" Landry
has left a tremendous void in his community and has created a genuine sense of sorrow in
the many individuals who mourn his passing.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of former Louisiana
State Senator Ronald J. "Ron" Landry and does hereby extend posthumous honor and
recognition to Senator Landry for his legacy to his family, community, and the Louisiana
State Senate.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
family of former Louisiana State Senator Ronald J. "Ron" Landry.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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