2015 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 19
BY SENATOR MARTINY
A RESOLUTION
To commend linemen for their outstanding work and declare April 13, 2015, as "Lineman
Appreciation Day".
WHEREAS, linemen, also known as lineworkers, powerline technicians, and
powerline workers, install and maintain electric power transmission, telephone, cable, and
fiber optic lines as well as distribution facilities; and
WHEREAS, linemen are trained to install and maintain wires, transformers, towers,
and poles properly and safely; and
WHEREAS, linemen must often work under dangerous conditions and in severe
weather, twenty-four hours a day, three hundred sixty-five days a year, to keep the power
on; and
WHEREAS, linemen are often first responders during storms and other catastrophic
events to restore power and protect the public from hazards such as downed powerlines; and
WHEREAS, Linemen Appreciation Day is an opportunity to thank linemen for their
work to keep the power on and the public safe.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend linemen for their outstanding work.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that April 13, 2015, is hereby declared "Linemen
Appreciation Day".
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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