[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 967-968]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 CELEBRATING B.I. MOODY'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

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                     HON. CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR.

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 1, 2016

  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 90th 
birthday of Braxton Isham Moody, or B.I. as we call him in Cajun 
Country. B.I. was born in the small town of Eunice in Southwest 
Louisiana on February 4, 1926. He graduated from Rayne High School in 
1942 and enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served aboard the 
USS Randolph in the Pacific theater. After the war, B.I. graduated from 
Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at 
Lafayette, in 1949.
  B.I.'s keen business sense led him on many successful ventures, 
founding the public accounting firm Moody, Broussard, Poche, and Guidry 
in Crowley, and serving as President and CEO of national restaurant 
group Chart

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House Inc., and as Chairman of the Board of First National Bank of 
Lafayette. Today, the University of Lafayette has named the College of 
Business Administration in B.I.'s honor thanks to his business success 
and his heart for the future of South Louisiana.
  I know B.I. as a pillar of our community, someone who worked hard to 
build successful businesses but never forgot where he came from. B.I. 
has always been generous with his time and resources to help others 
succeed, and to help build a better state of Louisiana. As B.I. 
celebrates 90 years, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
recognizing him for his many contributions to our country and wishing 
him many years of health and happiness to come.

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