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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 184
BY SENATORS PEACOCK, ABRAHAM, ALLAIN, BARROW, BERNARD,
BOUDREAUX, BOUIE, CARTER, CATHEY, CLOUD, CONNICK,
CORTEZ, DUPLESSIS, FESI, FIELDS, HEWITT, JACKSON,
KLEINPETER, LAMBERT, LUNEAU, MILLIGAN, FRED MILLS,
ROBERT MILLS, MIZELL, POPE, PRICE, REESE, SMITH, STINE,
WHITE AND WOMACK
A RESOLUTION
To record for posterity the time duration of farewell speeches given by Senators and Senate
officers in the terms ending 2020 and 2024.
WHEREAS, Benjamin Franklin famously said, "Dost thou love life? Then do not
squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of"; and
WHEREAS, according to the Bard, William Shakespeare, "Time's glory is to calm
contending kings/ To unmask falsehood, and bring truth to light"; and
WHEREAS, time can be saved and spent, budgeted and wasted, invested and killed;
however, no person has the power to know his or her balance of time remaining or to acquire
more of it; and
WHEREAS, humanity has always longed for the ability to extend or change time;
however, we have neither Time-Turner nor TARDIS, no DeLorean with after-market parts,
no Pym Particles for access to the quantum realm, not even a most excellent Circle K phone
booth; all that is left for us to decide is what to do with the time that is given us; and
WHEREAS, in Psalms 90:12, the psalmist asks of God, "Teach us to number our
days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom"; and
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WHEREAS, as each legislative term ends, every Senator and officer who will not
be returning is provided an opportunity to address the body and invited guests, to bid a
formal farewell to colleagues and staff and to recognize and thank close friends and family
for the love and support that has buoyed that person throughout his or her legislative service.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
hereby records for posterity that each Senator and Senate officer listed hereinbelow did
invest the given measure of the finite time of his or her life to share wisdom gained in the
Senator's or officer's tenure with the legislature and to express gratitude to those whose
loyalty and industry helped sustain the Senator or officer throughout his or her public service
with the legislature:
FOR THE 2016-2020 TERM
The Honorable Ed MurrayEspoused the view that silence is golden
The Honorable Norby Chabert 42:27.57
The Honorable Dan Claitor 16:37.64
The Honorable Conrad Appel 16:10.44
The Honorable John L. "Jack" Donahue 18:47.31
The Honorable Jean-Paul "J.P." Morrell 17:10.53
The Honorable Neil Riser 18:39.38
The Honorable Dale Erdey 42:12.06
The Honorable Eric LaFleur 26:26.88
The Honorable Gerald Long, President Pro Tempore 23:56.31
The Honorable Dan "Blade" Morrish 30:56.45
The Honorable Michael A. Walsworth 24:14.84
The Honorable Daniel R. Martiny 41:14.07
The Honorable Yvonne Colomb 1:07:44.37
The Honorable John R. Smith 21:43.72
The Honorable Francis C. Thompson 48:53.11
49:03.80
Glenn Koepp, Secretary of the Senate 29:40.09
The Honorable John A. Alario Jr., President 34:08.01
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FOR THE 2020-2024 TERM
The Honorable Rick Ward 20:10.90
The Honorable Louie Bernard 13:13.10
Bonus time + 1:33.70
Additional bonus time 0:47.43
The Honorable Sharon Hewitt 29:58.49
The Honorable R.L. "Bret" Allain 32:52.12
The Honorable R. Barrow Peacock 30:14.85
The Honorable J. Rogers Pope 29:26.68
The Honorable Gary L. Smith Jr. 59:48.21
The Honorable Fred H. Mills Jr. 26:47.56
The Honorable Mack "Bodi" White 19:16.40
The Honorable Gregory Tarver 14:29.84
The Honorable Patrick Page Cortez, President 41:28.89
Bonus for introduction of Senator Fred Mills + 2:00.54.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
hereby extends heartfelt gratitude to these former and outgoing Senators and officers for
investing their precious time in making Louisiana a better place for all of her sons and
daughters and for devoting a small measure of that time to sharing their final thoughts about
the conclusion of their public service with the legislature.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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