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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 103
BY SENATOR RISER
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Owen Brouilette on winning second place in the Ninth
Environmental Awareness Art and Language Arts Contest.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend Owen Brouilette, student at Bains Elementary School in West Feliciana Parish,2
upon his winning second place in the Ninth Environmental Awareness Art and3
Language Arts Contest, in language arts for students ages five to seven from4
throughout Louisiana.5
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Environmental Education Commission, under the6
direction of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries hosts an annual contest for7
children in grades kindergarten through high school; and8
WHEREAS, the contest is designed to encourage environmental science content in9
education; and10
WHEREAS, in this ninth year of the awards, the theme of "Louisiana Outdoors: A11
Beautiful Experience" attracted over thirteen hundred entries from students throughout12
Louisiana; and13
WHEREAS, the theme was selected in order to assist teachers in using the contest14
to encourage students to be aware of and to enjoy the outdoors, leading them to become15
better stewards of the environment in the future; and16
WHEREAS, student entries include artwork, poetry, and short stories which allow17
the students to creatively reflect upon their love, appreciation, and knowledge of the unique18 SR NO. 103
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natural habitats that Louisiana offers its citizens; and1
WHEREAS, the winners receive monetary awards, provided through the generous2
sponsorship of the Alcoa Foundation, and the winning art and writing are combined to create3
calendars that are distributed throughout the state.4
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana5
does hereby commend Owen Brouilette of Bains Elementary School for winning second6
place in the Ninth Environmental Awareness Art and Language Arts Contest, in language7
arts for students ages five to seven.8
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Owen9
Brouilette, through the West Feliciana Parish School Board, Bains Elementary School.10
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Dozier O'Brien.
DIGEST
Riser SR No.
Commends Owen Brouilette for winning second place in the Ninth Environmental
Awareness Art and Language Arts Contest, in language arts for students ages five to seven.