ENROLLED
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 74
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER
A RESOLUTION
To designate Monday, April 18, 2016, as LSU AgCenter Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, known as the LSU
AgCenter, is one of eight institutions within the LSU System; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the LSU AgCenter is to provide the people of Louisiana
with research-based educational information that can improve their lives and economic well-
being; and
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter has offices in each of Louisiana's sixty-four parishes
and has seventeen research stations across the state; and
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter aims to develop programs that promote the best use
of natural resources, conserve and protect the environment, enhance the development of
existing and new agricultural enterprises, and develop human and community resources; and
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter has an integral role in the support of agricultural
industries, the enhancement of the environment, and the improvement of the quality of life
through its 4-H youth, family and consumer sciences, and community development
programs; and
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter has one of the most active intellectual property
programs in the country and ranks among the top research universities relative to return on
investment dollar; more than fifty scientists in the LSU AgCenter have received patents or
plant variety protection certificates; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to set aside a special day in celebration of the LSU
AgCenter and to salute the excellence of the LSU AgCenter faculty, staff, and students.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Monday, April 18, 2016, as LSU AgCenter
Day at the state capitol and does hereby commend the dedicated work of the LSU AgCenter
faculty, staff, and students, and their contributions to the state of Louisiana and its citizens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to LSU Vice President for Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Dr. William
B. Richardson.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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