2007-0400
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Tribute: Honorable Desmond J. Hilaire, Councilman, District I
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The Parish of St. Charles
December 17, 2007
TRIBUTE
District I, Councilman Desmond J. Hilaire is a lifelong resident of St. Charles Parish and currently resides in Hahnville. He is the proud son of Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand and Slata Mae Hilaire; is married to Gail Campbell Hilaire, and is the proud father of Xavier James Hilaire, stepfather to LaTonya and Carnell James, Jr.
Councilman Hilaire is completing his second term in Office. He was first elected to the Parish Council in 1999 as the District I Councilman and was re-elected to a second term in 2003. He attended St. Charles Parish public schools, is a 1985 graduate of West St. John Senior High, and is a 1988 graduate of First Professional Real Estate School. He attended the University of Phoenix, New Orleans campus to pursue a degree in Business Management.
Councilman Hilaire is currently employed as a Mortgage Consultant with First National Bank U.S.A., LaPlace Branch and is a Parishioner of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hahnville.
Councilman Hilaire is President and Founder of Save the Children Organization of St. Charles Parish. He served as a mentor for the St. Charles Parish Public Schools; is a former member of the St. Charles Parish Community Advisory Panel; and is a member of the St. Charles Parish Grand United Order of Odd Fellows.
In 1999, Councilman Hilaire was selected to serve as Grand Marshall of the Martin Luther King Commemorative Celebration in St. Charles Parish. On September 27, 2003, he was given the "Share The Dreamer's Dream Award" in appreciation for his unwavering support to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Organization at the St. Charles Parish Annual Scholarship Banquet.
Councilman Hilaire served two consecutive years as Vice-Chairman in 2003 and 2004. In 2005, Councilman Hilaire was elected by the Council to serve as the first African American Chairman in the history of St. Charles Parish. He served on the Legislative Committee, Contract/Finance and Administrative Committee, the Special Project/Public Safety, Health, and Environmental Committee, the Special Committee for Waterworks Treatment Plant, and the Cable Television Franchise Review Committee. He served as a member of the Personnel Summit Committee and the Community Services Department Ad-Hoc Committee.
Councilman Hilaire was the Ex-Officio of the Housing Authority, was appointed to the Community Action Advisory Board as a Public Official Appointment representing the Parish Council, a member of the Reapportionment Committee, which was abolished in 2003, a member of the South Central Louisiana Solid Waste District, South Central Planning and Development Commission, and a member of the Joint Airport Committee. He served as an alternate member on the River Region Caucus, is a member of the Louisiana Police Jury Association, the National Association of County Officials, the National Association of Black County Officials, and the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus.
Councilman Hilaire is currently serving his second term as a member of the Executive Central Committee of the Democratic Party of St. Charles Parish.
"PARISH OF PLENTY"
created in 1807 from the county of the
"German Coast", a parish of
unprecedented economic and social
development, known for its
hospitality, rural living and sporting
opportunities… with the added
distinction of being located
on both sides of the
Mighty Mississippi River.