Page 1 of 2 Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 167 BY SENATORS SHAW, ADLEY, ALARIO, AMEDEE, APPEL, BROOME, CHABERT, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CLAITOR, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, GUILLORY, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, JACKSON, KOSTELKA, LAFLEUR, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MORRELL, MORRISH, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, PETERSON, QUINN, RISER, SMITH, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH A RESOLUTION To commend Micah Webber on being named the 2010 National Christian Forensics and Communications Association's Original Oratory champion. WHEREAS, the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association is a speech and debate league for home educated students, composed of roughly five thousand competitors nationwide; and WHEREAS, Micah prepared and wrote a speech on "faith in hardship" for the 2010 competition; and WHEREAS, throughout the 2009-10 school year, Micah competed in numerous pre- regional tournaments across Region 7 for the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association, which consisted of students from Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee; and WHEREAS, at the Region 7 2010 National Christian Forensics and Communications Association's Regional Championship in Birmingham, Alabama, Micah placed second and earned a spot at the national tournament, where he would face over sixty other students in his category; and WHEREAS, facing off against the best of the best at the 2010 National Christian Forensics and Communications Association's National Championship tournament, held at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Micah was the best and was named the 2010 National Christian Forensics and Communications Association's Original Oratory Champion. SR NO. 167 ENROLLED Page 2 of 2 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Micah Webber on being named the 2010 National Christian Forensics and Communications Association's Original Oratory champion. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Micah Webber. PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE