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2023 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 119
BY REPRESENTATIVES MINCEY, ADAMS, AMEDEE, BACALA, BAGLEY,
BEAULLIEU, BISHOP, BOURRIAQUE, BOYD, BRASS, BROWN, BRYANT,
BUTLER, CARPENTER, CARRIER, ROBBY CARTER, WILFORD CARTER,
CORMIER, COUSSAN, COX, CREWS, DAVIS, DESHOTEL, DEVILLIER,
DUBUISSON, ECHOLS, EDMONDS, EDMONSTON, EMERSON, FARNUM,
FIRMENT, FISHER, FONTENOT, FREEMAN, FREIBERG, FRIEMAN,
GADBERRY, GAINES, GAROFALO, GEYMANN, GLOVER, GOUDEAU,
GREEN, HARRIS, HILFERTY, HODGES, HOLLIS, HORTON, HUGHES,
HUVAL, ILLG, IVEY, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, MIKE JOHNSON, TRAVIS
JOHNSON, JORDAN, KERNER, KNOX, LACOMBE, LAFLEUR, LANDRY,
LARVADAIN, LYONS, MACK, MAGEE, MARCELLE, MARINO,
MCCORMICK, MCFARLAND, MCKNIGHT, MCMAHEN, MIGUEZ, DUSTIN
MILLER, GREGORY MILLER, MOORE, MUSCARELLO, NELSON, NEWELL,
ORGERON, CHARLES OWEN, ROBERT OWEN, PHELPS, PIERRE, PRESSLY,
RISER, ROMERO, SCHAMERHORN, SCHEXNAYDER, SCHLEGEL,
SEABAUGH, SELDERS, ST. BLANC, STAGNI, STEFANSKI, TARVER,
THOMAS, THOMPSON, TURNER, VILLIO, WHEAT, WHITE, WILLARD,
WRIGHT, AND ZERINGUE AND SENATORS ABRAHAM, ALLAIN,
BARROW, BERNARD, BOUDREAUX, BOUIE, CARTER, CATHEY, CLOUD,
CONNICK, CORTEZ, DUPLESSIS, FESI, FIELDS, FOIL, HARRIS, HENRY,
HENSGENS, HEWITT, JACKSON, KLEINPETER, LAMBERT, LUNEAU,
MCMATH, MILLIGAN, FRED MILLS, ROBERT MILLS, MIZELL, MORRIS,
PEACOCK, POPE, PRICE, REESE, SMITH, STINE, TALBOT, TARVER,
WHITE, AND WOMACK
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend the Honorable J. Rogers Pope and to express enduring gratitude for his
outstanding contributions to the state of Louisiana, particularly during his tenure as
a distinguished member of the Legislature of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, J. Rogers Pope is a notable public servant who has served with
excellence as a state legislator since taking office in 2008, during which time he has fully
used every opportunity to serve the citizens of House District No. 71, Senate District No. 13,
and the state in an honorable and dedicated manner; and
WHEREAS, a graduate of Denham Springs High School, Senator Pope received a
bachelor's degree and a "master's plus thirty" in education from Southeastern Louisiana
University; and
WHEREAS, while serving in the House, Mr. Pope's diligent committee service
included serving as a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House
Committee on Education, the House Committee on Health and Welfare, the House
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Committee on House and Governmental Affairs, the House Committee on Retirement, the
House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works, and the Joint Legislative
Committee on the Budget; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pope has served in the Senate as vice chairman of the Senate
Committee on Environmental Quality as well as a member of the Senate Committee on
Health and Welfare, the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs, the Senate
Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works, the Joint Legislative Committee
on Capital Outlay, and the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children; and
WHEREAS, during his time in the legislature, Senator Pope has authored and
supported many significant pieces of legislation; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pope has served as a member of the Capital Region,
Northshore, and Republican delegations and the Rural Caucus; and
WHEREAS, prior to his legislative service, Senator Pope spent decades as a
respected and beloved educator in Livingston Parish; he served as a teacher, coach, principal,
assistant superintendent, and superintendent and was named the Louisiana Superintendent
of the Year in 2000; and
WHEREAS, additionally, in recognition of his many contributions to education in
his community, the courtyard at Southside Junior High School, where he served as the first
principal upon the school's opening in 1979, was named in his honor; and
WHEREAS, J. Rogers Pope will forever have a special place in the chronicles of the
history of Louisiana as one of the state's most outstanding public servants; and
WHEREAS, as he prepares to embark on the next chapter of his life, Senator Pope
merits a sincere measure of commendation for his singular contributions as an educator and
legislator.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend the Honorable J. Rogers Pope; does hereby extend honor and recognition to him
for his accomplishments, particularly during his tenure as a member of the legislature, which
has been marked by his uncompromising endeavor to improve the welfare of his constituents
and all of the citizens of Louisiana; and does hereby pay tribute to him for the generous and
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effective way in which he has dedicated his intelligence and his energy to the service of his
family, friends, community, and state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana hereby expresses
enduring gratitude to Senator Pope for his service to Louisiana, as evidenced by his
superlative achievements as a member of this distinguished body, and does hereby extend
to him the best wishes of all his colleagues for continued prosperity and success in his future
endeavors.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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