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2024 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 90
BY REPRESENTATIVE WYBLE
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Don Spiers on a lifetime of public and community service to Bogalusa,
Washington Parish, and the state of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, Don Spiers was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana; he received his early
education at Long Avenue Elementary School and graduated from Bogalusa High School;
after graduating, he married his high school sweetheart, Georgia Garris; and
WHEREAS, Don enlisted to serve in the Army National Guard, on his seventeenth
birthday, in 1954; during his military career, he rose through the ranks from private recruit
to personnel sergeant; he graduated from the Army National Guard Officer Candidate School
and became a commissioned officer and platoon leader; his service concluded in 1966; and
WHEREAS, Don completed three semesters at Southeastern Louisiana University
before leaving to take a job with the Bogalusa Fire Department; at just nineteen years old,
he was elected by his fellow firefighters to represent them as a member of the civil service
board and convinced the fire chief and commissioner of safety to shift the fire department
duty schedule to twenty-four hours on duty and forty-eight hours off duty; and
WHEREAS, Don was elected as secretary of the Louisiana Professional Firefighters
Association at twenty-four years old, and he served in this position until his retirement from
the Bogalusa Fire Department; he retired with twenty years of service to the department and
fourteen years with the association, and he was named secretary emeritus upon his
retirement; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Spiers received a Louisiana real estate broker license in 1952, and
he grew his business into the largest real estate and construction company in Washington
Parish; from 1952 until 2001, he constructed nearly four hundred homes in the area; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Spiers was invited to serve on the board of directors of Washington
Bank in December 1976, and he served as chairman of the board in 1985; he also served as
a director at the bank until its merger with Hancock Bank in 1994; and
WHEREAS, Don helped found the Magic City Carnival Association with his friend
Jack Wempe, and he served as the krewe's captain for forty-three years; the association has
grown to more two-hundred members who present an annual parade with fifty-five authentic
carnival floats; he retired as captain after leading the 44th Magic City Carnival Association
Parade in 2024 and was named captain emeritus; and
WHEREAS, Don Spiers is a pillar of the Bogalusa community who is most deserving
of the highest recognition for his civic mindedness and life of service.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Don Spiers on a lifetime of public and community service to Bogalusa,
Washington Parish, and the state of Louisiana and does hereby extend sincerest wishes that
he continue to prosper in all of his endeavors and enjoy good health for many more years to
come.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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