A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable John Bennett Johnston, Jr., former Senator for the State of Louisiana.
Sponsored By: Senator Bill Cassidy
Passed Senate
Summary
Honors the life and public service of John Bennett Johnston Jr., a Louisiana leader who served in the U.S. Senate from 1972 to 1997. Born June 10, 1932, in Shreveport, he attended C. E. Byrd High School, Washington and Lee University, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and LSU Law, graduating with distinction and joining the Order of the Coif in 1956. He served as a First Lieutenant in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps in Germany from 1956 to 1959. Johnston served in the Louisiana House and State Senate before his long Senate career, where he chaired the Energy and Natural Resources Committee from 1987 to 1995 and helped shape national energy policy, flood control, hurricane protection, offshore oil and gas expansion, and natural gas deregulation. He championed conservation, helped preserve more than 120,000 acres of Louisiana inland wetlands, and helped establish the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park and the Cane River Creole National Historical Park. Johnston lived to age 92 and is remembered for integrity, distinction, and committed public service.
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Bill Cassidy
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David McCormick
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Jeff Merkley
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Ashley Moody
FL • R
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Jerry Moran
KS • R
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Bernie Moreno
OH • R
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Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
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Lisa Murkowski
AK • R
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Christopher Murphy
CT • D
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Patty Murray
WA • D
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Jon Ossoff
GA • D
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Alex Padilla
CA • D
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Rand Paul
KY • R
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Gary Peters
MI • D
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John Reed
RI • D
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Pete Ricketts
NE • R
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James Risch
ID • R
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Jacky Rosen
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Mike Rounds
SD • R
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Bernie Sanders
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Brian Schatz
HI • D
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Adam Schiff
CA • D
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Eric Schmitt
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Rick Scott
FL • R
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Tim Scott
SC • R
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Jeanne Shaheen
NH • D
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Tim Sheehy
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Elissa Slotkin
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Tina Smith
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Dan Sullivan
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Thomas Tillis
NC • R
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Tommy Tuberville
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Chris Van Hollen
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Mark Warner
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Raphael Warnock
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Elizabeth Warren
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Peter Welch
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Sheldon Whitehouse
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Roger Wicker
MS • R
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Ron Wyden
OR • D
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Todd Young
IN • R
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John Kennedy
LA • R
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John Thune
SD • R
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Charles Schumer
NY • D
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Angela Alsobrooks
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Tammy Baldwin
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Jim Banks
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John Barrasso
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Michael Bennet
CO • D
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Marsha Blackburn
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Richard Blumenthal
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
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Cory Booker
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John Boozman
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Katie Britt
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Ted Budd
NC • R
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Maria Cantwell
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Shelley Capito
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Susan Collins
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Christopher Coons
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John Cornyn
TX • R
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Tom Cotton
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Mike Crapo
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Ted Cruz
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John Curtis
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Steve Daines
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Tammy Duckworth
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Richard Durbin
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Joni Ernst
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John Fetterman
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Deb Fischer
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Ruben Gallego
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Kirsten Gillibrand
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Lindsey Graham
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John Hoeven
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Jon Husted
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