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2025 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 12
BY REPRESENTATIVE BOURRIAQUE
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Bryan Beam on the occasion of his retirement from
service on the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To commend Bryan Beam on the occasion of his retirement from service on the Calcasieu
3 Parish Police Jury.
4 WHEREAS, Bryan Beam is a native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and a 1980 graduate
5of LaGrange High School; he received a bachelor of science degree in business
6administration from McNeese State University in 1984 and a master of public administration
7degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 1994; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Beam began his career with the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury in
9December 1994; he served as an assistant parish administrator for the parish from 2002 until
102010 and has served as parish administrator since April 1, 2010; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Beam has enjoyed an accomplished and fruitful career in the public
12sector; he worked in coordination with the Division of Engineering and Public Works to
13revolutionize stormwater management in Calcasieu Parish, and he prepared a comprehensive
14study of the gravity drainage district structure in the parish, which led the policy jury to
15reduce the number of such districts from seven to two; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Beam represented the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and partnered
17with Louisiana DOTD, local municipalities, and the Golden Nugget Casino and Resort to
18construct a full interstate interchange at I-210 and West Prien Lake Road; he oversaw the
19construction of multiple parish facilities including a new juvenile justice services complex,
20a new forensic center and crime lab, and significant upgrades to Burton Coliseum; he also
21coordinated disaster response and recovery during and after Hurricane Laura; and
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1 WHEREAS, under Mr. Beam's leadership, the police jury partnered with the City of
2Lake Charles, SWLA Economic Development Alliance, and McNeese State University to
3build the SWLA SEED Center and small business incubator, which has since become the
4hub for economic development in the region; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Beam is a 1998 graduate of the Chamber Southwest Louisiana
6Leadership Program, a 2006 graduate of Louisiana State University's Executive Training
7Program, a 2008 graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government's "Leadership for
8the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict, and Courage" Program, and a 2013 graduate of the
9Council for a Better Louisiana Leadership Louisiana Program; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Beam is a past president of the Organization of Parish
11Administrative Officials of the Louisiana Police Jury Association and a member of St. Luke-
12Simpson United Methodist Church, where he chairs the administrative council and actively
13participates in committees on finance, trustees, and long-term planning; he volunteers with
14Sleep 'N Heavenly Peace, an organization that builds beds for impoverished children in
15Calcasieu Parish; and
16 WHEREAS, Bryan Beam is most deserving of the highest recognition for dedicating
17his career in service to Calcasieu Parish and the state of Louisiana.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
19commend Bryan Beam on the occasion of his retirement from service on the Calcasieu
20Parish Police Jury and does hereby extend sincerest wishes that he continue to prosper in all
21of his endeavors and enjoys good health for many years to come.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 12 Original 2025 Regular Session Bourriaque
Commends Bryan Beam on the occasion of his retirement from service on the Calcasieu
Parish Police Jury.
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