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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 113
BY SENATOR BROOME
A RESOLUTION
To designate Wednesday, May 13, 2015, as "Louisiana Housing Alliance Day" at the
Louisiana State Capitol.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Housing Alliance (LHA) is a nonprofit statewide coalition
working to ensure the preservation and production of quality affordable housing for low and
moderate income Louisianians and those with special needs; and
WHEREAS, formed in 2006, LHA is comprised of more than one hundred state and
national organizations consisting of advocates, social service providers, housing producers,
government officials, businesses and other stakeholders, and in support of the LHA mission,
policymakers are encouraged to band together and vote for legislation that promotes
affordable housing for everyone; and
WHEREAS, LHA works to ensure Louisiana-based organizations are actively
involved in the state's affordable housing service delivery strategy, and convenes advocacy
leaders to review and give guidance on policy matters at both the state and federal level; and
WHEREAS, the LHA works with the Louisiana Housing Corporation, the Division
of Administration/Office of Community Development, the Louisiana Legislature, and other
regulatory bodies advocating for appropriate levels of affordable and supportive housing in
communities around the state experiencing a lack of quality affordable housing for Louisiana
families with activities that include educating the wider field of stakeholders, supporters and
potential donors on issues pertinent to their shared vision of a decent home for every family;
and
WHEREAS, LHA is the only housing policy and technical assistance organization
operating statewide to support Louisiana's affordable housing partners, and therefore
represents a unified voice for housing providers and advocates who provide services critical
to the state's economic and social well-being; and
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WHEREAS, the membership of LHA is made up of members from all nine regions
of the state of Louisiana and other areas of the United States with a membership that
includes affordable housing developers, service providers, investors, advocates, social
service providers, housing authorities and other community stakeholders.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
hereby designates Wednesday, May 13, 2015, as "Louisiana Housing Alliance Day" at the
Louisiana State Capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana Housing Alliance.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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