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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 96
BY SENATOR RISER
A RESOLUTION
To designate May 10 through May 16, 2015, as "Police Week" in the state of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, members of law enforcement agencies provide a vital public service
with essential roles in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the citizens of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, there are approximately nine hundred thousand law enforcement
officers serving their communities across the United States; and
WHEREAS, police and peace officers protect citizens twenty-four hours a day and
seven days a week; and
WHEREAS, nearly sixty thousand assaults against law enforcement officers are
reported annually, resulting in approximately sixteen thousand injuries; and
WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1791, more than twenty thousand law
enforcement officers in the United States have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty;
and
WHEREAS, the names of fallen public servants are engraved on the walls of the
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be
honored during the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 27th Annual
Candlelight Vigil, on the evening of May 13, 2015; and
WHEREAS, May 15, 2015, is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in honor
of all fallen officers and their families, the United States flag is flown at half-staff in many
locations throughout our great nation; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement officers are guardians of life and property, defenders
of individual rights, warriors in the war against crime, and they merit sincere commendations
for their steadfast commitment to secure and preserve the welfare and safety of their fellow
citizens.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby designate May 10 through May 16, 2015, as "Police Week" in the state of
Louisiana, and commends the state's law enforcement officers for their noble and exemplary
accomplishments, and does hereby express enduring appreciation for the tremendous honor
and pride they bring to Louisiana citizens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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