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2026 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 93
BY REPRESENTATIVE GADBERRY
  A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To designate Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as LMA Municipal Day at the state capitol.
       WHEREAS, the Louisiana Municipal Association (LMA) was founded in 1926 as
a nonprofit 501(c)4 organization that serves as a unified voice for Louisiana's municipal
governments; and
       WHEREAS, the LMA is a statewide member organization that advocates on behalf
of three hundred six members that include one hundred twenty-seven villages, one hundred
eleven towns, sixty-six cities, and two parishes; and
       WHEREAS, the LMA wholly owns two subsidiaries: Risk Management, Inc. (RMI),
and the Louisiana Municipal Advisory and Technical Services Bureau (LaMATS); it
provides administrative management services for two key affiliates:       the Louisiana
Municipal Gas Authority and the Louisiana Municipal Association Unemployment
Compensation Fund; and
       WHEREAS, the LMA has close alliances with multiple affiliates, advisory partners,
and related organizations that advocate for local government in our state, including the
Louisiana Recreation and Park Association, the Louisiana City Attorneys Association, the
Louisiana Municipal Clerks Association, and the Building Officials Association of
Louisiana; and
       WHEREAS, the LMA has a very close working relationships with and board
appointments for the Louisiana Community Development Authority, the Louisiana
Association of Tax Administrators, the Louisiana Association of Municipal Secretaries and
Assistants, the Municipal Employees Retirement System of Louisiana, the Louisiana Fire
Chiefs Association, Louisiana Airport Managers and Associates, the Louisiana Conference
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of Mayors, the Louisiana Municipal Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, and the
Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police; and
        WHEREAS, the mission of the LMA is to educate and empower mayors and all other
municipal government officials and support staff to serve the citizens of Louisiana
efficiently and effectively and to advocate on behalf of local governments; and
        WHEREAS, the LMA offers its member municipalities a variety of services,
including conferences, training, webinars, legislative advocacy, disaster preparedness, IT
assistance, RMI-managed liability and compensation programs, LaMATS-sponsored
procurement, tax collection, insurance tax, occupational license tax, and consulting services;
and
        WHEREAS, the LMA continues to promote local governments by shaping public
policy, emphasizing the importance of home rule powers and local control, and preserving
the autonomy of municipalities; and
        WHEREAS, the LMA supports the authority of municipalities to enact ordinances
and enforce rules that safeguard the health, safety, and well-being of the people within their
communities; and
        WHEREAS, the LMA advocates for the elimination of unfunded mandates imposed
upon local governments; and
        WHEREAS, the LMA partnered with the Police Jury Association of Louisiana to
establish LITA Corp, which provides technical assistance to political subdivisions seeking
competitive federal grant opportunities; and
        WHEREAS, the LMA Executive Committee members include the Honorable Ray
Bourque, Mayor of Broussard, president; the Honorable Darnell Waites, Mayor of Baker,
first vice president; the Honorable Staci Albritton Mitchell, Mayor of West Monroe, second
vice president and immediate past president; the Honorable Rick Allen, Mayor of Leesville;
and the Honorable Nick Cox, Mayor of Minden; and
        WHEREAS, the LMA Executive Board of Directors consists of mayors and officials
from across the state who are elected by the organization to serve for one year as district vice
presidents or appointees; the association's leadership is spearheaded by attorney Richard
Williams, who serves as interim executive director; and
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       WHEREAS, the LMA has reached a milestone: one hundred years of advocacy,
education, community service and public service in Louisiana; and
       WHEREAS, on May 6, 2026, the LMA hosts its annual LMA Municipal Day and
legislative advocacy day at the Louisiana state capitol to celebrate all three hundred and six
municipalities and local government officials and their employees for their dedication to
public service in our state.
       THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
designate Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as LMA Municipal Day at the state capitol and does
hereby extend enduring appreciation for the association's contributions in support of
Louisiana municipalities.
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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