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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 57
BY REPRESENTATIVE STOKES
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To recognize Wednesday, April 16, 2014, as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Public
Policy Conference Day at the state capitol and to encourage efforts to inform
Louisianians about multiple sclerosis.
WHEREAS, multiple sclerosis (MS) is a lifelong, unpredictable, and often disabling
disease of the central nervous system; and
WHEREAS, MS affects an estimated 2.5 million people worldwide, three-quarters
of whom are women, and most people are diagnosed during the prime-of-life years, ages
twenty through fifty; and
WHEREAS, a community of Louisianians, along with the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society, are committed to doing something about MS now; they support programs
and services to enhance the lives of people affected by MS, raise funds and awareness
through Bike MS and Walk MS events, and invest in research toward a cure for the disease;
and
WHEREAS, today is the day of the National Multiple Sclerosis 2014 Louisiana
Public Policy Conference, a gathering of MS activists committed to creating positive change
through advocacy for Louisianians affected by MS and other chronic conditions; and
WHEREAS, though much still remains to be done, the work of the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society and other organizations working on behalf of those with MS is helping to
create a dynamic movement with the ultimate goal of achieving a world free of MS. ENROLLEDHCR NO. 57
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
recognize Wednesday, April 16, 2014, as National Multiple Sclerosis Society Public Policy
Conference Day at the state capitol and encourages efforts to inform Louisianians about MS
and efforts that help bring us closer to a world free of MS.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the president of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE