Title
Tribute: Honorable Billy Raymond, Councilman, District I
Body
The Parish of St. Charles
December 19, 2011
TRIBUTE
District I, Councilman Billy Raymond, Sr., is a native of Hahnville and lifelong resident of St. Charles Parish. He and his wife, Karen, have five children: Billy Jr., Bryan, Byron, Vernard, and Zachary.
Billy was elected to the Parish Council in 2007 as the District I Councilman. He graduated from Hahnville High School and Southeastern Louisiana University with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Welfare.
Billy is currently employed by Dow Chemical, formally known as Union Carbide, with over thirty years of service. He worked as a Probation Officer for the City of Baton Rouge prior to accepting employment at Union Carbide and has also worked as a St. Charles Parish Reserve Deputy.
Billy served as Council Chairman in 2010. He served on the Operations, Maintenance, and Construction Management Committee, Legislative Committee, Contract/Finance and Administrative Committee, Special Projects/Public Safety, Health, and Environmental Committee, and the Hurricane Protection Projects Committee.
Billy served four consecutive one-year terms as Ex-Officio of the Housing Authority and served two years on the South Central Planning and Development Commission.
Billy is a member of the Louisiana Police Jury Association, the National Association of County Officials, and the National Association of Black County Officials.
"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
opportunitiesÂ… with the added
distinction of being located
on both sides of the
Mighty Mississippi River.