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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 18
BY SENATOR JACKSON
A RESOLUTION
To establish a task force to study crime and crime prevention in Morehouse Parish and to
require the task force to make recommendations.
WHEREAS, while Morehouse 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
Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish Crime and Crime Prevention Task Force to
study crime and crime prevention in Morehouse Parish, and requires the task force to make
recommendations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Morehouse Parish Crime and Crime
Prevention Task Force shall be comprised of the following:
(1) Each member of the Louisiana Senate whose district includes a portion of
Morehouse Parish, or his designee.
(2) The chief law enforcement officer of each municipality located in Morehouse
Parish, or his designee.
(3) The sheriff of Morehouse Parish, or his designee.
(4) The city marshal of the city of Bastrop, or his designee.
(5) The district attorney for Morehouse Parish, or his designee.
(6) The district public defender for the Fourth Judicial District, or his designee.
(7) The chair of the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce, or his designee.
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(8) The president of the Bastrop/Morehouse 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 the
Louisiana House of Representatives whose district includes any portion of Morehouse
Parish.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall be chaired by the senator
representing Senate District No. 34, and it may elect a vice chair and other officers as
determined to be necessary.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall meet at such times and
places as determined by its chair.
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 members of the task force shall serve
without compensation, except per diem or expenses reimbursement to which they may be
individually entitled as members of their constituent organizations.
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 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 March 1, 2022.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted
to the chief law enforcement officer in each municipality in Morehouse Parish, the sheriff
of Morehouse Parish, the city marshal of Bastrop, the district attorney for Morehouse Parish,
the district public defender for the Fourth Judicial District, the Bastrop Chamber of
Commerce, the Bastrop/Morehouse Parish branch of the NAACP, and each member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives whose district includes any portion of Morehouse
Parish.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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