ENROLLED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 122
BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH
A RESOLUTION
To designate Tuesday, May 26, 2015, as LSU AgCenter Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, known as the LSU
AgCenter, is one of ten institutions within the LSU system; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the LSU AgCenter is to provide the people of Louisiana
with research-based educational information that can improve their lives and economic well-
being; and
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter has offices in each of Louisiana's sixty-four parishes
and has twenty research stations across the state; and
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter aims to develop the best use of natural resources,
conserve and protect the environment, enhance the development of existing and new
agricultural enterprises, and develop human and community resources; and
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter has an integral role in the support of agricultural
industries, the enhancement of the environment, and the improvement of the quality of life
through its 4-H youth, family and consumer sciences, and community development
programs; and
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter has one of the most active intellectual property
programs in the country and ranks among the top research universities relative to return on
investment dollar; over fifty scientists in the LSU AgCenter have received patents or plant
variety protection certificates; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to designate Tuesday, May 26, 2015, as LSU AgCenter
Day at the state capitol and to commend the dedicated work and contributions of the LSU
AgCenter faculty, staff, and students.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Tuesday, May 26, 2015, as LSU AgCenter
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Day at the state capitol and does hereby commend the dedicated work and contributions of
the LSU AgCenter faculty, staff, and students to the state of Louisiana and its citizens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to LSU Vice President for Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Dr. Bill
Richardson.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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