Commends Seimone Augustus on being selected as the Most Valuable Player of the Women's National Basketball Association.
Commends Congressman-elect Troy A. Carter on being elected to the 2nd Congressional District.
Commends Ann Duplessis, Louisiana State Senator, for her outstanding public service and dedication to the citizens of Louisiana.
Commends Chief Judge Joan Bernard Armstrong on her retirement from the Louisiana State Court of Appeal Fourth Circuit and for 37 years of dedicated service to Louisiana's judicial system.
Commends Chief Justice Burrell Johnston Carter of the First Circuit Court of Appeal upon his retirement and for his service to the legal community and the citizens of Louisiana.
Commends Baton Rouge Magnet High School graduate, David Holmes, upon being selected as the 2011 Louisiana Student of the Year.
Commends Shelly Deckert Dick of Baton Rouge upon her receipt of a 2012 Women of Excellence Award from the La. Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation.
Commends Gloria Nye, PhD on her induction into the St. Landry Parish Democratic Party Hall of Fame.
Commends Clifford Harris LeBlanc on being selected Louisiana Non-Public 8th Grade Student of the Year.
Commends Justice Bernette J. Johnson of the Louisiana Supreme Court on her ascension in the legal field and for her outstanding contributions to both the legal field and her fellow man.