ENROLLED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 41
BY REPRESENTATIVE STOKES
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To recognize Wednesday, April 22, 2015, as the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Louisiana State Action Day at the state capitol and to encourage efforts to inform the
citizens of Louisiana about multiple sclerosis.
WHEREAS, multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease of the central nervous
system that affects 2.3 million people worldwide; and
WHEREAS, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society reports that most people are
diagnosed with the disease during the prime-of-life years, ages twenty through fifty; MS
causes unpredictable effects in which the progression, severity, and specific symptoms
cannot be foreseen, and the cause and cure for this often debilitating disease remains
unknown; and
WHEREAS, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is committed to a world free of
MS by heightening public knowledge and insight into the disease; and
WHEREAS, since 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been a driving
force of MS research, relentlessly pursuing prevention, treatment, and a cure; over
868 million dollars has been invested in groundbreaking research; and
WHEREAS, funds raised through the National Multiple Sclerosis Society fuel the
efforts of nearly 380 research projects, globally totaling 50.2 million dollars annually, at the
best medical centers, universities, and other institutions throughout the United States and
abroad; and
WHEREAS, discovering the cause, finding a cure, and preventing future generations
from being diagnosed with MS is an important task that all Americans and Louisianans
should support; and
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WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana recognizes the importance of finding the cause
and cure of MS and expresses its appreciation and admiration for the dedication that the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society has shown towards a future free of multiple sclerosis.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
recognize Wednesday, April 22, 2015, as National Multiple Sclerosis Society Louisiana
State Action Day at the state capitol and does hereby encourage all Louisianans to learn
more about multiple sclerosis and what can be done to support individuals with multiple
sclerosis and their families.
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 REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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