HLS 15RS-1373 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 23
BY REPRESENTATIVE PONTI
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Monday, April 13, 2015, as Electrical
Lineman Appreciation Day
1 A RESOLUTION
2To recognize Monday, April 13, 2015, as Electrical Lineman Appreciation Day in
3 Louisiana.
4 WHEREAS, linemen, also known as line workers, power line technicians, and power
5line workers, install and maintain electric power transmission, telephone, cable, and fiber
6optic lines as well as distribution facilities; and
7 WHEREAS, linemen are trained to install and maintain wires, transformers, towers
8and poles properly and safely; and
9 WHEREAS, linemen often must work under dangerous conditions and in severe
10weather twenty-four hours a day, three hundred sixty-five days a year, to keep the power on;
11and
12 WHEREAS, linemen are often first responders during storms and other catastrophic
13events to restore power and protect the public from hazards such as downed power lines; and
14 WHEREAS, Linemen Appreciation Day is an opportunity to thank linemen for their
15work to keep the power on and the public safe.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
17Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize April 13, 2015, as Lineman Appreciation
18Day in the state of Louisiana and does hereby express heartfelt thanks to the brave workers
19who are charged with defying the elements to maintain the safe flow of electricity for the
20citizens of the state.
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1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
2to the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 23 Original 2015 Regular Session Ponti
Recognizes Apr. 13, 2015, as Electrical Lineman Appreciation Day in La.
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