2016 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 126
BY SENATOR COLOMB
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend the efforts of The Links, Incorporated, and to designate Wednesday, May 25,
2016, as Louisiana Links Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated, is an international organization of women of
color dedicated to improving the quality of life for humankind; and
WHEREAS, the worldwide organization consists of fourteen thousand members in
two hundred eighty chapters in forty-one states, the District of Colombia, and the
Commonwealth of the Bahamas; and
WHEREAS, there are eight Links chapters in the state of Louisiana, namely the
Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Crescent City, LaCapitale, Monroe-Grambling, New Orleans,
Pontchartrain, and Shreveport chapters; and
WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated, was founded in 1946 by Margaret Hawkins
and Sarah Scott in hopes of promoting civic, educational, and cultural concerns through the
creation of their service organization; and
WHEREAS, the members of The Links, Incorporated, are influential decision makers
and opinion leaders; and
WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated, has attracted many distinguished women who
are individual achievers and who have made a difference in their communities and in the
world; and
WHEREAS, the members of The Links, Incorporated, are business and civic leaders,
role models, mentors, activists, and volunteers who work towards a common vision by
engaging like-minded organizations and individuals as partners; and
WHEREAS, the outstanding programming of The Links, Incorporated, has five
facets, which are National Trends and Services, the Arts, Services to Youth, International
Trends and Services, and Health and Human Services; and
WHEREAS, the programs are implemented through strategies such as public
information and education, economic development, and public policy campaigns; and
Page 1 of 3 SCR NO. 126 ENROLLED
WHEREAS, the mission of The Links, Incorporated, has been to discern a need and
to fulfill it, which The Links has done by donating money and time to charitable efforts,
including one million dollars to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People and two million dollars to the United Negro College Fund; and
WHEREAS, its members contribute more than five hundred thousand documented
hours of community service annually, strengthening their communities and enhancing the
nation; and
WHEREAS, Links Day at the capitol is a project of the southern area of The Links,
Incorporated, which includes chapters in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the first Louisiana Links Day at the state capitol occurred on May 19,
2005; and
WHEREAS, the members of Louisiana Links came to the legislature in 2005 to
inform their legislators that they supported legislation and the development of policies in line
with Healthy People 2010; and
WHEREAS, the members of Louisiana Links came to the legislature in 2006 to
inform their legislators that they supported legislation and the development of policies that
provided funding and infrastructure necessary to improve health care in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the members of Louisiana Links came to the legislature in 2007 to
inform their legislators that they supported legislation and the development of policies that
closed the gap in poverty and education, that provided adequate and affordable health care
to all citizens, that brought Louisiana people home, that revitalized New Orleans public
schools, and that guaranteed displaced Louisiana voters their constitutional right to vote; and
WHEREAS, the members of Louisiana Links came to the legislature in 2008 to
inform their legislators that they supported legislation and the development of policies aimed
at reducing the obesity rate for children in Louisiana and other healthcare and education
initiatives aimed at creating a better quality of life in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the members of Louisiana Links came to the legislature in 2009, 2010,
2011, and 2012, to advocate for health care and education policies that would continue to
improve the lives of all Louisiana citizens; and
Page 2 of 3 SCR NO. 126 ENROLLED
WHEREAS, the members of Louisiana Links came to the legislature in 2013 to
advocate for laws and policies in health care, education, voting rights, gun control, and equal
pay for women; and
WHEREAS, in 2014, the members of Louisiana Links voiced their concern and
continued support of programs seeking to enrich, sustain, and ensure the cultural and
economic survival of African Americans and persons of African ancestry; and
WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated, merits a special measure of commendation as
they visit the Louisiana state capitol on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, for Louisiana Links Day.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend the efforts of The Links, Incorporated, and does hereby designate Wednesday,
May 25, 2016, as Louisiana Links Day at the state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
southern area director of The Links, Incorporated.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Page 3 of 3