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2016 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 141
BY SENATOR ALARIO AND REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN
COMMENDATIONS. Congratulates Rose Long upon receipt of the 2016 Grassroots
Advocacy Award presented by the National Friends of Public Broadcasting.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend Rose Landry Long for her lifelong dedication to community service and to
3 congratulate her upon receipt of the Grassroots Advocacy Award for 2016 presented
4 by the National Friends of Public Broadcasting.
5 WHEREAS, Rose Long has distinguished herself as a volunteer of the highest
6 caliber; she has served for six years as a member of the board of directors of Friends of
7 Louisiana Public Broadcasting, a nonprofit organization operated to support the operations
8 of Louisiana Educational Television Authority (LETA); and
9 WHEREAS, Rose Long has dedicated much of her time to the support of Louisiana
10 Public Broadcasting (LPB) and has also served as chairman of its annual Louisiana Legends
11 Gala; and
12 WHEREAS, in Chicago, Illinois, at the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Annual
13 Meeting held in May 2016, Rose was recognized for her outstanding contributions as a
14 volunteer and fundraiser; and
15 WHEREAS, the Grassroots Advocacy Award is a prestigious honor bestowed on a
16 volunteer coordinator who demonstrates outstanding leadership skills that result in furthering
17 the goals of public media and provide support for local PBS stations; and
18 WHEREAS, her sincerity and effervescence have made Rose an essential element
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1 in the fundraising activities for LPB, and that financial support has furthered the access of
2 educational programming and cultural enrichment to all the citizens of Louisiana; and
3 WHEREAS, LPB president and CEO Beth Courtney praised Rose Long for her fund-
4 raising acumen that was responsible for over $170,000 in donations earmarked for
5 programming acquisitions at LPB; and
6 WHEREAS, Rose has spent most of her life as an unselfish proponent for many
7 worthwhile causes; and
8 WHEREAS, she is an advocate for issues affecting women and children; she has
9 helped to organize and support crisis pregnancy centers in Ruston, Louisiana, and in Rogers,
10 Arkansas, and the establishment of a third organization in Natchitoches, the Women's
11 Resource Center; and
12 WHEREAS, Rose is the wife and helpmate of Senator Gerald Long, Senate President
13 Pro Tempore; their lives together have been a blessed partnership, a grand fifty-year
14 adventure that has been forged in love for each other, for the bonds of family and friends,
15 and for their shared love of Christ; and they serve him as faithful members of First Baptist
16 Church of Natchitoches; and
17 WHEREAS, Rose is not far from her husband's side; they sustain one another
18 through all the trials of public life; and their family of three children and ten grandchildren
19 is such a blessing; and
20 WHEREAS, on Tuesday mornings during session Rose leads a bible study group and
21 also serves as president of the Legislative Spouses Auxiliary; and
22 WHEREAS, Rose's heart is in her service to others and she has committed her life
23 to that purpose and has made outstanding contributions as a volunteer to the betterment of
24 her community and state.
25 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
26 congratulate Rose Landry Long upon receipt of the 2016 Grassroots Advocacy Award
27 presented by the National Friends of Public Broadcasting.
28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
29 commend Rose Long and wish for her continued success in all her philanthropic efforts.
30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Mrs.
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1 Rose Landry Long.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Suzi Montague.
DIGEST
SCR 141 Original 2016 Regular Session Alario
Commends Rose Long upon receipt of the 2016 Grassroots Advocacy Award presented by
the National Friends of Public Broadcasting.
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