HLS 161ES-590 ORIGINAL
2016 First Extraordinary Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 12
BY REPRESENTATIVE BARRAS
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes March 7-13, 2016, as Multiple Sclerosis
Awareness Week
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To recognize March 7-13, 2016, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week at the state capitol.
3 WHEREAS, multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease of the central nervous
4system that affects more than two million people worldwide; and
5 WHEREAS, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society–Louisiana Chapter is
6committed to creating a world free of MS, heightening public knowledge about the disease,
7and mobilizing people and resources so that everyone affected by MS can live their best
8lives; and
9 WHEREAS, since 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been a driving
10force of MS research, relentlessly pursuing prevention, treatment, and a cure, and has
11invested more than nine hundred twenty million dollars in groundbreaking research; and
12 WHEREAS, funds raised through the National Multiple Sclerosis Society fuel the
13efforts of more than three hundred eighty research projects globally, totaling nearly fifty-
14four million dollars annually at the best medical centers, universities, and other institutions
15throughout the United States and abroad; and
16 WHEREAS, researchers are working tirelessly to stop MS in its tracks, restore what
17has been lost, and end this debilitating disease forever; and
18 WHEREAS, discovering the cause, finding a cure, and preventing future generations
19from being diagnosed with MS are important tasks that Louisianians should support; and
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1 WHEREAS, Louisiana citizens recognize the importance of finding the cause and
2cure of MS, and appreciate and admire the dedication the National Multiple Sclerosis
3Society–Louisiana Chapter has shown toward a future free of this chronic and often
4devastating disease.
5 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
6recognize March 7-13, 2016, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week at the state capitol; does
7hereby commend the National Multiple Sclerosis Society–Louisiana Chapter for its efforts
8towards creating a world free of MS; and does hereby encourage all Louisianians to learn
9more about multiple sclerosis and support individuals with MS and their families.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
11to the executive director of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society–Louisiana Chapter.
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)]
HCR 12 Original 2016 First Extraordinary Session Barras
Recognizes March 7-13, 2016, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week at the state capitol.
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