ENROLLED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 159
BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHEXNAYDER, 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, MINCEY, MOORE, MUSCARELLO, NELSON,
NEWELL, ORGERON, CHARLES OWEN, ROBERT OWEN, PHELPS, PIERRE,
PRESSLY, RISER, ROMERO, SCHAMERHORN, SCHLEGEL, SEABAUGH,
SELDERS, ST. BLANC, STAGNI, STEFANSKI, TARVER, THOMAS,
THOMPSON, TURNER, VILLIO, WHEAT, WHITE, WILLARD, WRIGHT, AND
ZERINGUE
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Honorable Kenny R. Cox and to express enduring gratitude for his
outstanding contributions to the parishes of DeSoto, Natchitoches, and Red River
and the state of Louisiana, particularly during his tenure as a distinguished member
of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
WHEREAS, Kenny R. Cox is a notable public servant and United States Army
veteran who has served with excellence for three terms as a state representative since taking
office in 2012, during which time he has fully used every opportunity to serve the citizens
of District No. 23 and the state in an honorable and dedicated manner; and
WHEREAS, Representative Cox has been a proud member of the Democratic
Caucus, the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, the Louisiana Rural Caucus, and the North
Louisiana Legislative Delegation; and
WHEREAS, Representative Cox's diligent committee service has included three
terms each as a member of the House Committee on Commerce, the House Committee on
Health and Welfare, and the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations; he also
served as a member of the House Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs and
the House Select Committee on Homeland Security; and
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WHEREAS, during his time in the House of Representatives, Representative Cox
has worked on and supported many important pieces of legislation; and
WHEREAS, Representative Cox will forever have a special place in the chronicles
of the history of Louisiana, for he is one of Louisiana's most outstanding public servants; and
WHEREAS, as he prepares to embark on the next exciting and productive chapter
of his life, Representative Cox merits a sincere measure of commendation for his singular
contributions and the exemplary strides he has taken as an exceptional member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Honorable Kenny R. Cox; does hereby
extend honor and recognition to him for his outstanding contributions throughout his tenure
as a distinguished member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, which has been
marked by his uncompromising endeavor to improve the welfare of his constituents in the
parishes of DeSoto, Natchitoches, and Red River and the state of Louisiana; and does hereby
pay tribute to him for the generous and 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 Louisiana House of Representatives does
hereby express enduring gratitude to Representative Kenny R. Cox for his service to the
citizens of 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
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