The Daniel T. Flavin Papers

   

1979-2006 
23 linear feet
Collection Number 210

Prepared by Miguele Guillory and Patricia A. Threatt
December 2006

 

CITATION: The Dan Flavin Papers, Collection No. 210, Box number, Folder number, Archives and Special Collections Department, Frazar Memorial Library, McNeese State University.


Archives and Special Collections Department
Frazar Memorial Library
McNeese State University


Biographical Sketch

Daniel T. Flavin began his career in Lake Charles, Louisiana as a real estate broker. He served as Vice-President of Century 21 Flavin Realty and is now President of Flavin Realty, Inc. He attended McNeese State University and graduated from the Realtors Institute. In 1985 he became president of the Greater Calcasieu Board of Realtors and in 1987 he was voted Realtor of the Year. Flavin served as a member of the Louisiana Real Estate Commission from 1989 to 1995 and as Chairman in 1995. Flavin was selected as the District 5 Small Business Administration Award Recipient by the Louisiana Department of Economic Development and the U.S. Small Business Administration in 1997. 

Flavin was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives as a Republican from District No. 36 in 1995. In the Legislature, Flavin worked on issues such as road projects and repairs, economic development, education, commerce, and insurance. He served on the Committees of Commerce, Retirement, Natural Resources, and the House Executive Committee. He was elected to a third term as a State Representative in 2003, but officially resigned in April 2005.  

Flavin has held memberships in numerous civic and religious organizations including the National Association of Realtors, the Chamber Southwest Louisiana, the City of Lake Charles Board of Zoning Adjustments, the Housing & Community Development Committee, the St. Louis High School Foundation Board, and Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Flavin has six children and resides in Lake Charles with his wife, Lisa.

Scope and Content Note

The Flavin Papers deal primarily with his legislative work, consisting of issue files and correspondence. The Papers also include some personal documents and mementos. The issues files include materials about Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes; Congressional District Boundaries; Planning & Development; Gaming; Education; Wildlife & Fisheries; Conservation; Transportation & Development; Health Care; Taxes; Finance; Road Projects; Community Programs; and Bills.

Container List 

Calcasieu and Cameron Parish Issues, 1980-2004 

Box

Folder

Description

1

1

Calcasieu Parish Annexation,1996

 

2

Calcasieu Parish Chennault Ind. Airpark / Northrop Grumman, 1996-1999

 

3

Calcasieu Parish Chennault Intl. Airport Authority, 2000-2003

 

4

Calcasieu Parish Northrop Grumman Photos, ca. 2000

 

5

City of Lake Charles, 1997-2004

 

6

City of Lake Charles, 2000-2002

 

7

Port of Lake Charles, 2000

 

8

West Calcasieu Association of Commerce, 1998

 

9

Hackberry Anchorage Project, 1995-1997

 

10

Hackberry LNG Project, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, March 2003

 

11

Hackberry LNG Project, Final Environmental Impact Statement, August 2003

 

12

Cameron Parish Grand-White Lakes Land Bridge Protection Project, Final Environmental Assessment, January 2003

 

13

Grand Lake Injection and Mining Division, 1995-2000

 

14

Cameron Parish Jetty Pier Project, 1980, 1996-1998, 2002

 

15

Cameron Parish Jetty Pier Project, 1981, 1993-1996

 

16

Cameron Parish Jetty Pier Project, 1995-1999

 

17

Cameron Parish Jetty Pier Project, 1996-2001

 

 

9 oversized maps re: Jetty Pier Project, 1998

2

1

Grand Lake Big Diamond Facility, 1994-2004

 

2

Big Diamond Clean Up, Department of Natural Resources, 1998

 

3

Big Diamond Management, Dept. of Environmental Quality, 1998

 

4

Big Diamond Truck Service Site Proposed Voluntary Closure Plan, Department of Natural Resources, 1999

 

5

Big Diamond Site Revised Voluntary Closure Plan, Amoco Remediation Management Services Corporation, 1999

 

6

Big Diamond Voluntary Closure, 2000

 

7

Big Diamond Site, 2001

 

8

Big Diamond Site, CD Presentation, 2003

 

9

Monkey Island Project, 1992-1993

 

10

Monkey Island Ferry, 1997-2001

 

11

Monkey Island, 1997-2003

 

12

Monkey Island Project Draft Environmental Assessment, Department of Transportation and Development, 2000

 

13

Rockefeller Refuge, 1994-2000

 

14

Cameron Parish Economic Development Task Force, 1996-2001

Box

Folder

Description

3

1

Cameron Parish Brochure, ca. 2000

 

2

Creole Nature Trail Natl. Scenic Byway, Corridor Mgmt. Plan, n.d.

 

3

Creole Nature Trail Correspondence, 1996-2000

 

4-5

Cameron Parish Gaming, 2002-2003

 

6

Cameron Parish Federal Highway Funding, 1993-1995

 

7

Cameron Parish Highway 82 Project, 1995-1998

 

8

Cameron Parish Highway 82 Project, 1996-2000

 

9

Cameron Parish Highway 82 Project, 1998

 

10

Cameron Community Action Agency, 1994

 

11

Cameron Community Action Agency, 1994-2001

 

12

Cameron Community Action Agency / Cameron Council on Aging, 1996-1997

 

13

Cameron Community Action Agency, 1998-1999

 

14

Cameron Parish Police Jury, 1996-2001

 

15

Cameron Parish Police Jury, 1998-1999

 

16

Cameron Parish Head Start Program, 1993-1994

 

17

Cameron Parish Gibbstown Bridge, 1995-1996

 

18

Cameron Parish Mosquito Control, 1996

 

19

Letter and photographs of Cameron Parish damage caused by Tropical Storm Frances, 1998

Congressional Districts / Planning & Development / Gaming 1987-2004 

Box

Folder

Description

4

1

House Floor & Senate Committee Amendments, 2004

 

2

Official Journals of the Senate & House of Representatives, 2004

 

3

Republican State Central Committee, 2004

 

 

2 oversized maps re: Congressional Districts, 1994

 

4

Louisiana District Maps & Correspondence, 1994-2001

 

5-6

Districts & Economic Development, HB 143, 2001 Session

 

7

Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development Commission, 1987-1997

 

8

Office of Rural Development, 1996-2004

 

9

A Complete Guide to Louisiana Gaming Law, 2000

 

10

Louisiana Gaming, 2000

 

11

Louisiana Gaming, 2001

 

12

Gaming Reports, 2001-2004

Education / Schools 1992-2004 

Box

Folder

Description

5

1

Special Education, 1998-1999

 

2

Louisiana Federation of Teachers, 1996-1997

 

3

Louisiana State Board of Elementary & Secondary Education Annual Report, 1999-2000

 

4

Louisiana Education, 1999-2000

 

5

Louisiana Education, 2000

 

6

Louisiana Education, 2001

 

7

McNeese State University Information, 1992-2004

 

8

McNeese State University Facility Planning, 1997-2004

 

9

McNeese State University Banners, 1997-2004

 

10

McNeese State University Banners, 2000

 

11

McNeese State University Banners, 2004-2005

 

12

McNeese State University Board of Regents, 1996-1997

 

13

Barbe High School, 2001

 

14

Jefferson Davis Schools, 2000-2001

 

15

Louisiana State University at Alexandria, 2001

 

16

Louisiana State University, 1996-1999

 

17

St. Louis High School, 1995-1997

 

18

Sowela Technical Institute, 1996-1998

Wildlife & Fisheries / Louisiana Conservation 1993-2001 

Box

Folder

Description

6

1

Fishing Brochures, ca. 1995

 

2

Fur & Alligator Advisory Council, 1993-1998

 

3

Fish & Wildlife Correspondence, 1995-1998

 

4

Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, 1996-1997

 

5

Lake Charles Alligator Pond, 1996-1998

 

6

Wildlife & Fisheries Commission, 1996-1998

 

7