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A.D. 2016 A.L. 6016 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA A.D. 2016 A.L. 6016 1 William Jules Mollere Grand Master 2015 2 OFFICERS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS 2015-2016 M:W: WILLIAM JULES MOLLERE ............................... Grand Master R:W: CAPT. WILL PHELPS GRAY ................................ Deputy Grand Master R:W: GUY ALTHES JENKINS ....................................... Grand Senior Warden R:W: JOHN THOMAS WILLIAMSON .......................... Grand Junior Warden R:W: VERNON RILEY ATKINSON .............................. Grand Treasurer M:W: JOSEPH H. BAKER, JR., PGM ............................. Grand Treasurer Emeritus M:W: WOODY DEE BILYEU, PGM................................ Grand Secretary M:W: ROY B. TUCK, JR., PGM ...................................... Grand Secretary Emeritus W: GEORGE HERBERT JONES, JR. ......................... Grand Chaplain W: RONALD AMBRUST SEALE ............................... Associate Grand Chaplain W: RICHARD BRUCE SMITH ................................... Associate Grand Chaplain W: ANTHONY NICHOLAS AUCK ............................ Grand Marshal W: JIMMIE DEAN DUNKIN ..................................... Grand Senior Deacon W: JAMES EDWARD PEARCE .................................. Grand Junior Deacon W: STEVEN STORM ALAN PENCE ......................... Grand Sword Bearer W: WILLIAM JAMES HILL, III ................................. Grand Standard Bearer W: MITCHELL ALLEN REYNOLDS ........................ Grand Pursuivant W: CLEVELAND FRANCE BRUCE .......................... Grand Tyler W: JAMES EDWARD STEEN ..................................... Grand Master Expert W: TIMOTHY EDWARD ACKERMANN .................. Grand Hospitalier W: AZIKIWE KAWAU LOMBARD ........................... Grand Inner Guard W: JUSTIN KEITH GATES ......................................... Grand Organist W: WAYLON BRYAN PRICE ..................................... Associate Grand Organist W: JUSTIN ANDREW OWEN .................................... Grand Musician M:W: I. C. TURNLEY, JR., M.D.,PGM ........................... Grand Physician W: CHESTER LAWRENCE FINLEY, M.D. ............... Associate Grand Physician W: WILEY GREEN BELL, III .................................... Grand Photographer W: GARY LYNN GRIBBLE ........................................ Assoc. Grand Photographer W: DAVE HUGH KRASNER ...................................... Assoc. Grand Photographer W: DONALD RAY BUXTON, SR. .............................. Grand Torch Bearer W: CHARLES RAGEN BERTRAND ......................... Associate Grand Torch Bearer W: ROBERT EDWARD DURHAM, JR ...................... Grand Master’s Aide W: HENRY GEORGE SCANLAN, JR. ....................... Grand Master’s Aide W: JAMES HOUSTON MORGAN, III. ...................... Grand Master’s Aide W: RALPH WAYNE EZELLE, JR., PHD. ................... Grand Master’s Aide DISTRICT GRAND DISTRICTS DISTRICT GRAND STEWARDS LECTURERS JOHN D. AUTRY, SR.. ................... 1 ..................... KENNETH R. FULLER WAYNE J. KING ............................ 2 ..................... BILLY D. RAY DUSTIN A. HAMPTON ................. 3 ..................... MARVIN A. DAVIS KIRK A. CORMIER ....................... 4 ..................... JAMES NORMAN HEAD RALPH C. MCCRORY .................. 5 ..................... W. L. “BUDDY” WILSON, JR. LUCAS C. GUY ............................. 6 ..................... SAM J. FRIDAY, JR. JOHN E. WHITE. ........................... 7 ..................... JERRY W. WICKER CLAURISTE H. BYLES, JR. ......... 8 ..................... DONALD R. BUSH GLENN A. TURNER...................... 9 ..................... GEORGE I. HOLMAN, II THOMAS L. KUSSMANN ............ 10 ................... RAY V. MOSES ROBERT E. ANDERSON .............. 11 ................... STUART R. AVERITT MITCH A. ORGERON ................... 12 ................... JAMES J. PREMEAUX RORY A. BOZEMAN ..................... 13 ................... JEFFERY D. MAYNOR RONALD R. PITTMAN ................. 14 ................... MARVIN L. COOK BERNARD L. GOULD, JR. ........... 15 ................... SAMUEL L. SHAHINE, JR. GEORGE G. HARRIS .................... 16 ................... LARRY J. PLAISANCE EARL J. HUGUENEL, JR. ............. 17 ................... MARTIN J. REINSCHMIDT JASON C. BRUZIK ........................ 18 ................... ROBERT E. SHAHINE, SR. HENRY JASON CRAIN ................. 19 ................... LUKE J. CATALANATTO, JR. 2015 GRAND LODGE OFFICERS AND PAST GRAND MASTERS 1st Row From the Bottom and Left to Right: (D.G.L.s) W: Kenneth R. Fuller, D.G.L.- District 1; W: Billy D. Ray, D.G.L.-District 2; W: Marvin A. Davis, D.G.L.-District 3; W: J. Norman Head, D.G.L.-District 4; W: W. L. ‘Buddy” Wilson, Jr., D.G.L.-District 5; W: Sam J. Friday , Jr., D.G.L.-District 6; W: Jerry W. Wicker, D.G.L.- District 7; W: Donald R. Bush, D.G.L.- District 8; W: George I. Holman, II., D.G.L.-District 9; W: Ray V. Moses, D.G.L.-District 10; W: Stuart R. Averitt, D.G.L.-District 11; W: James J. Premeaux, D.G.L.- District 12; W: Jeffrey D. Maynor, D.G.L.- District 13; W: Marvin L. Cook, D.G.L.-District 14; W: Manuel R. Alfonso, D.G.L.-District 15; W: Donald E. Freeze, D.G.L.-District 16; W: Martin J. Reinschmidt, D.G.L.-District 17; W: Luke J. Catalanatto, Jr., D.G.L.-District 19. 2nd Row From the Bottom and Left to Right: (D.D.G.M.s) R:W: John D. Autry, Sr., D.D.G.M.- District 1; R:W: Wayne J. King, D.D.G.M.-District 2; R:W: Dustin A. Hampton, D.D.G.M.-District 3; R:W: Kirk A. Cormier, D.D.G.M.-District 4; R:W: Ralph C. McCrory, D.D.G.M.-District 5; R:W: Lucas C. Guy, D.D.G.M.- District 6; R:W: John E. White, D.D.G.M.-District 7; R:W: Troy E. Parker, D.D.G.M.-District 8; R:W: Glenn A. Turner, D.D.G.M.- District 9; R:W: Thomas L. Kussmann, D.D.G.M.-District 10; R:W: Jeffery H. Daigle, D.D.G.M.-District 11; R:W: Mitch A. Orgeron, D.D.G.M-District 12; R:W: Rory A. Bozeman, D.D.G.M.- District 13; R:W: Ronald R. Pittman, D.D.G.M.-District 14; R:W: Bernard L. Gould, Jr., D.D.G.M.-District 15; R:W: George G. Harris, D.D.G.M.-District 16; R:W: Earl J. Huguenel, Jr., D.D.G.M.-District 17; R:W: Jason C. Bruzik-D.D.G.M.-District 18; R:W: H. Jason Crain, D.D.G.M.-District 19. 3rd Row From the Bottom and Left to Right: M:W: I. C. Turnley, Jr., M.D., P.G.M. (1996)& Grand Physician; M:W: Louis J.Caruso, P.G.M. (1995); M:W: Beverly J. “B.J.” Guillot, P.G.M. (2011); M:W: Earl J. “Mickey” Durand, P.G.M. (2014); R:W: John T. Williamson, Grand Junior Warden; R:W: Guy A. Jenkins, Grand Senior Warden; R:W: Will P. Gray, Deputy Grand Master; M:W: William J. Mollere, Grand Master; W: George H. Jones, Jr., M.D., Grand Chaplain; M:W: Woody D. Bilyeu, P.G.M. (2010) & Grand Treasurer; M:W: Roy B. Tuck, Jr., P.G.M. (1997) & Grand Secretary; M:W: Charles H. Penn, III., P.G.M. (2000); M:W: Ballard L. Smith, P.G.M. (1999); M:W: Harold G. Ballard, P.G.M. (2005); M:W: Allen G. Tidwell, P.G.M. (1990). 4th Row From the Bottom and Left to Right: M:W: H. Edward Durham, P.G.M. (2013); M:W: S. Bruce Easterly, P.G.M. (2007); W: A. Nicholas Auck, Grand Marshal; W: Jimmie D. Dunkin, Grand Senior Deacon; W: J. E. “Buddy” Pearce, Grand Junior Deacon; W: Mitchell A. Reynolds, Grand Pursuivant; W: Steven A. Pence, Grand Sword Bearer; W: James E. Steen, Grand Master Expert; W: H. George Scanlan, Jr., Grand Master’s Aide; W: James H. “Chuck” Morgan, III. Grand Master’s Aide; W: Ronald A. Seale, Associate Grand Chaplain; W: Azikiwe K. Lombard, M.D., Grand Inner Guard; W: Timothy E. Ackermann, Grand Hospitalier; W: Richard B. “R.B.” Smith, Associate Grand Chaplain; W: Chester L. Finley, M.D., Associate Grand Physician; W: J. Keith Gates, Grand Organist; W: W. Bryan Price, Associate Grand Organist; Bro. Justin A. Owen, Grand Musician; W: Cleveland Bruce, Grand Tyler. 3 Photograph by: W: Wiley “Dickey” G. Bell, III, Grand Photographer, 2015 4 ADVANCE REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, F. & A.M. TWO - HUNDRED AND FIFTH ANNUAL GRAND COMMUNICATION WILLIAM JULES MOLLERE GRAND MASTER WOODY DEE BILYEU, PGM GRAND SECRETARY Pages Address of Grand Master ......................................................................9-11 Committee Reports ....................................................................57-90 Edicts ..........................................................................................31-35 Financial Reports from Blaine C. Hebert and Associates ..........42-51 Addendum .............................................................................95-140 Proposed Budget 2016................................................................89-90 Report of the Grand Master .......................................................12-30 Addendum ..............................................................................91-94 Report of the Grand Secretary ..................................................36-38 Report of the Grand Treasurer ..................................................39 Report of Masonic Law & Jurisprudence Committee ...............57-59 Resolutions .................................................................................52-56 Addendum to Advance Report ........................................91-140 5 ORDER OF BUSINESS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, F. & A. M. JANUARY 30th, 2016 AND JANUARY 31st, 2016 ALEXANDRIA , LOUISIANA CONVENES: Saturday, January 30th, 2016, 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Sunday, January 31st, 2016, 9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. 1- Opening of the Grand Lodge. 2- Presentation of Flags. 3- Reception of Past Grand Masters.
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