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2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 249
BY REPRESENTATIVES MAGEE, 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, 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 Clay Schexnayder and to express enduring gratitude for his
outstanding contributions to the parishes of Ascension, Livingston, St. James, and
St. John the Baptist and the state of Louisiana, particularly during his tenure as a
distinguished member and speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
WHEREAS, Clay Schexnayder is a notable public servant 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. 81 and the state
in an honorable and dedicated manner; and
WHEREAS, since January 13, 2020, Clay Schexnayder has served with great
distinction as the sixty-ninth speaker of the House of Representatives and has led with poise
and honor throughout a term that included the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, during his time in the House of Representatives, Speaker Schexnayder
has authored and supported many important pieces of legislation and has played a key role
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in the House's work on numerous state issues; as speaker, he served as the lead author for
the centralized sales tax collection bill and helped steer the House throughout the difficult
redistricting process in 2021; and
WHEREAS, Speaker Schexnayder has been a proud member of the Acadiana
Delegation, Capital Region Legislative Delegation, Louisiana Republican Legislative
Delegation, and the Louisiana Rural Caucus; and
WHEREAS, Speaker Schexnayder's diligent committee service included serving as
chair of the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural
Development and co-chair of the Legislative Budgetary Control Council and the Joint Select
Committee on Louisiana Economic Recovery; he served as a member of the House
Committee on Civil Law and Procedure, the House Select Committee on Homeland
Security, the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, the House Committee on
Natural Resources and Environment, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the
Legislative Audit Advisory Council; and
WHEREAS, the House of Representatives and the state as a whole have greatly
benefitted from Speaker Schexnayder's leadership; and
WHEREAS, as he prepares to embark on the next exciting and productive chapter
of his life, Speaker Schexnayder merits a sincere measure of commendation for his singular
contributions and the exemplary strides he has taken as an exceptional member and speaker
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 Clay Schexnayder; does
hereby extend honor and recognition to him for his outstanding contributions throughout his
tenure as a distinguished member and speaker 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 Ascension, Livingston, St. James, and St. John the Baptist 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.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana House of Representatives hereby
expresses enduring gratitude to Speaker Schexnayder for his service to the citizens of
Louisiana, as evidenced by his superlative achievements as a member and speaker 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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