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2023 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 133
BY REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY MILLER
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Sheriff Greg Champagne on his second term as president of the National
Sheriff's Association.
WHEREAS, Sheriff Greg Champagne is currently serving his seventh term as sheriff
of St. Charles Parish; he is the longest-tenured sheriff in the parish's history, with twenty-
seven years of service; and
WHEREAS, Sheriff Champagne was born and raised in St. Charles Parish; he
graduated from Hahnville High School and received a bachelor's degree in government from
Nicholls State University and a juris doctorate from the Louisiana State University Paul M.
Hebert Law Center; and
WHEREAS, following law school, Sheriff Champagne served as an assistant district
attorney in St. Charles Parish; during his fourteen-year tenure, he earned a reputation as a
tough but fair prosecutor with a 94% conviction rate; he tried numerous felony jury trials
including eight homicide trials, all of which resulted in convictions; and
WHEREAS, Sheriff Champagne was first elected sheriff of St. Charles Parish in
1995; he was re-elected without opposition in 1999, with 81% of the votes in 2003, and with
83% of the votes in 2007; he ran without opposition in three-consecutive elections from
2011 to 2019; and
WHEREAS, over the course of his impressive career in law enforcement, Sheriff
Champagne has attended many training programs including the National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children and Northwestern University's Graduate School for Prosecutors; he
represented the National Sheriff's Association at two international counter-terrorism training
programs focused on the detection and prevention of terrorism and general public security
measures in Israel and England; and
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WHEREAS, Sheriff Champagne graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Academy in Quantico, Virginia, on two occasions; first, he completed the FBI's Law
Institute for Prosecutors, and more recently, he graduated from the FBI's Law Enforcement
Executive Development Program; and
WHEREAS, Sheriff Champagne will be installed for a second time as president of
the National Sheriff's Association (NSA) in June; he previously served as president of the
association in 2016-2017; for the past twenty years, he has chaired the NSA Legal Affairs
Committee, which analyzes proposed congressional legislation and files amicus briefs with
the U.S. Supreme Court on landmark criminal justice issues affecting sheriffs nationwide;
and
WHEREAS, Sheriff Champagne regularly testifies before the Legislature of
Louisiana on important issues concerning criminal justice on behalf of the Louisiana
Sheriff's Association; he also serves on the Louisiana State Law Institute's Criminal Justice
Committee, analyzing criminal justice issues for the legislature; and
WHEREAS, outside of his professional life, Greg has shared over forty-one years
of marriage with his wife, Alice Landry Champagne; his daughter, Rochelle C. Fahrig, is an
assistant district attorney, and his son, Greg Champagne, Jr., is a deputy tax assessor; he also
has five grandsons; and
WHEREAS, Sheriff Greg Champagne is a genuine servant of the community; his
efforts earned him recognition as Louisiana Sheriff of the Year by the Louisiana Crime
Victim's Coalition in 2003; he is most deserving of the highest recognition for his dedication
to law enforcement and the protection of St. Charles Parish and the state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Sheriff Greg Champagne on his second term as president of the National Sheriff's
Association and does hereby extend sincerest wishes that he continue to prosper in all of his
endeavors.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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