2023 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 70
BY SENATOR BOUIE
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Wednesday, May 10, 2023, as the National African American Insurance
Association-Louisiana Chapter Day in the Louisiana Senate.
WHEREAS, the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA) was
founded by Jerald L. Tillman in 1997, in Cincinnati, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, NAAIA was organized to create a network among people of color and
others employed in and affiliated with the insurance industry; and
WHEREAS, NAAIA seeks to pool together talent to promote and enhance
professionalism that can lead to industry recognition and career opportunities for its
members; and
WHEREAS, the mission of NAAIA is to empower African American insurance
professionals in the insurance industry and work to attract talented individuals to the
insurance industry; and
WHEREAS, NAAIA is engaged in the sharing of information for personal growth
and professional development; and
WHEREAS, NAAIA currently has twenty-one chapters across the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Chapter of NAAIA was re-established in 2014 during the
NAAIA National Conference that was held in New Orleans, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Chapter is currently composed of members from New
Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and other municipalities.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize Wednesday, May 10, 2023, as the National African American
Insurance Association-Louisiana Chapter Day in the Louisiana Senate.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Mr. Jerald Tillman, founder of the National African American Insurance Association, and
to Mr. Kendrick Slan, president of the Louisiana Chapter.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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