[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3557]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE GOOD HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH

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                     HON. CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR.

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 14, 2006

  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the recent 
accomplishments of a very special church in Lafayette, LA.
  On March 5, 2006, members of the congregation of Good Hope Bapist 
Church gathered to dedicate their new Family Life Center. This day was 
the culmination of an 8-year project that not only provides a new 
facility to the church, but much needed jobs for its community as well. 
Credit for the Family Life Center should go to the Building Committee, 
under the leadership of Othus Doomes, Jr. and the church's pastor, Dr. 
Ricky Carter, who were instrumental in bringing the vision of the 
center to fruition.
  The purpose of the center is to provide for the total needs of a 
person--emotional, spiritual, material, practical, functional, 
psychological, intellectual and social. It will provide a variety of 
uses for its community including day care, recreational activities, as 
well as classrooms for educational purposes. The new facility is 
equipped with a commercial kitchen, to provide hot meals for those in 
need, as well a gymnasium which can also be used for worship service.
  Today, I honor Dr. Carter and the entire congregation of Good Hope 
Baptist Church, and congratulate them for the completion of this great 
facility, which will benefit Lafayette for many years to come.

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