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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 84
BY REPRESENTATIVES ORTEGO AND GUILLORY
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend Ben Mouton of St. Thomas More High School upon his selection as a
representative of the state of Louisiana at the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership
Congress in Chicago, Illinois.
WHEREAS, the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership program (HOBY) was established
in 1958 by the popular actor, Hugh O'Brian, following a visit to Africa where he was
inspired after meeting with Dr. Albert Schweitzer to create an organization designed to
encourage young people to take a leadership role in society and become catalysts for change;
and
WHEREAS, Ben Mouton, the son of Ann Maria Mouton, attended the Hugh O'Brian
Youth Leadership Seminar held in June 2013, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Ben Mouton was joined at the leadership seminar by one hundred thirty
other young leaders representing their high schools throughout Louisiana, where they
discussed the core values of the HOBY organization, including the impact of volunteering
in one's community, partnership in community, and an appreciation and need for diversity
in today's culture; and
WHEREAS, the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress is held every year in
conjunction with a major United States university, and the World Leadership Congress
brings together young men and women from around the world for a weeklong intensive
educational leadership conference; and
WHEREAS, Ben Mouton was chosen to represent Louisiana in the Hugh O'Brian
World Leadership Congress being held in July 2014, at the Loyola University Chicago; and ENROLLEDHCR NO. 84
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WHEREAS, at the World Leadership Congress, students learn firsthand about other
cultures and opinions, form friendships, and exchange ideas in an environment where they
can feel comfortable in open discussions with their peers, while learning to voice how they
have shaped and formed their own views about the role of leadership in society; and
WHEREAS, Hugh O'Brian believes the most important thing in education is to teach
young people to think for themselves; the more than three hundred seventy-five thousand
HOBY alumni demonstrate how this belief has influenced and inspired young people to
become more involved in their communities; and
WHEREAS, the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress seeks to inspire high
school students to excel as leaders by using friendship with others as a catalyst for their
learning experiences.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate Ben Mouton of St. Thomas More High School upon his selection
as a representative at the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress in Chicago, Illinois, and
does hereby recognize the immense pride and honor that this outstanding young man has
brought to his family, friends, school, community, and state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Ben Mouton.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE