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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 22
BY SENATORS BOUDREAUX AND SMI TH
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Patrick C. Morrow upon his induction into the St. Landry
Parish Democratic Party Hall of Fame.
WHEREAS, Patrick was born in Plaquemine, Louisiana, and raised in Arnaudville
where his grandfather owned and operated a small pharmacy and where his father
established a medical clinic; and
WHEREAS, continuing his family's tradition of earning an education and then
returning home to work, Patrick graduated Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of
Arts in Government in 1969 and a Juris Doctorate in 1972, and upon graduation began a
clerkship with district court Judge Joseph LaHaye in Opelousas; and
WHEREAS, in 1975, along with his late brother, Patrick founded the law firm
Morrow and Morrow in Opelousas, and over the years, the law firm has expanded to include
eight attorneys practicing a wide variety of law with offices in Opelousas, Lafayette, and
New Iberia, and is known today as Morrow, Morrow, Ryan, Bassett, and Haik; and
WHEREAS, continuing his family's tradition, the law firm annually awards fifteen
college scholarships of $2,500 each to St. Landry and Evangeline Parish students and urges
recipients to complete their degrees and return to St. Landry or Evangeline Parish to begin
their careers; and
WHEREAS, in 1984, the Morrow Family established the J. Michael Morrow
Memorial Scholarship Fund at the LSU Law Center, and later, as part of a settlement of a
class action suit over crawfish farming, was instrumental in establishing a $300,000 Cy Pres
endowment to the LSU Law Center for the benefit of students who reside in certain parishes
where crawfish are farmed; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Morrow has devoted his career in service to his clients and the
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courts; he is a member of the St. Landry Parish Bar Association; the Louisiana State Bar
Association; the American Bar Association; the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit;
the Louisiana Association for Justice, serving as a member of its counsel of directors; the
American Association of Justice; the Trial Lawyers Honorary Society; the Louisiana City
Attorneys Association; the Louisiana Association of Christian Lawyers; and numerous other
legal associations; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Morrow is a Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation, the American
Bar Foundation, the John M. Duhe Jr. American Inns of Court, the International Academy
of Trial Lawyers, the Litigation Counsel of America, and the American Board of Trial
Advocates; and
WHEREAS, in 1995, Mr. Morrow had the honor of being appointed by the Louisiana
Supreme Court as Judge, Pro Tempore for the 27th Judicial District Court in St. Landry
Parish; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Morrow was appointed by Governor Blanco to serve on the
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission from 2005 to 2011, serving as chairman in
2008; served on the Louisiana State University Law Center Board of Trustees from 2005 to
2007; and is currently serving on the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, as an active member of his community, Mr. Morrow was also awarded
the Distinguished Citizens Award by the Evangeline Area Council of Boy Scouts in 2003,
and the Elks Club "Citizen of the Year" in 2011; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Morrow serves as a member of Hospital Service District No. 2 in
St. Landry Parish, and from 2012 to 2020 was on the board of trustees of Opelousas General
Health System; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Morrow has been married to the amazing Mary Alice Palazzo for
fifty-four years and together they have raised three remarkable children and are grandparents
to nine beautiful grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, the St. Landry Democratic Parish Executive Committee periodically
considers persons of high ethical and moral character who have promoted the principles of
constitutional equality, personal liberty, economic opportunity, and government and fiscal
responsibility and positively influenced the entire parish and the state; and
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WHEREAS, as recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award, St. Landry Parish
Democratic Party considers Mr. Morrow to be a person who recognizes and respects the
diversity of all Americans and promotes the common unity of all, leading his political party
and displaying strong leadership throughout his career; and
WHEREAS, Patrick C. Morrow demonstrates a devotion to all of the principles of
the St. Landry Parish Democratic Party with a lifetime championing principles that are so
essential to the ideas of American democracy; and
WHEREAS, during the Lifetime Achievement Banquet to be held on April 7, 2022,
Patrick C. Morrow will be inducted into the St. Landry Parish Democratic Party Hall of
Fame.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Patrick C. Morrow upon his induction into the St.
Landry Parish Democratic Party Hall of Fame.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Patrick C. Morrow.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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