SLS 16RS-1696 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 66
BY SENATOR JOHNS
SENATE. Designates April 18, 2016, as Lineman Appreciation Day at the state capitol.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To designate Monday, April 18th, 2016, as Lineman Appreciation Day at the state capitol.
3 WHEREAS, utility linemen put their lives on the line each day to help provide
4 electric service to the homes of all the residents of Louisiana, building and maintaining the
5 very infrastructure that keeps our everyday life powered, climbing to perilous heights and
6 troubleshooting complex electrical circuits to ensure that those below are kept out of the
7 dark; and
8 WHEREAS, utility linemen are the backbone and most visible faces of utility
9 companies, interacting with the public in good times and bad, traveling to locations
10 unknown, wearing heavy gear and battling all manner of environmental conditions; and
11 WHEREAS, utility linemen perform their duties at all times and in all situations,
12 entering the eye of the storm when all others are fleeing, working as many as sixteen hours
13 at a time during emergencies and bad weather conditions, leaving families at home when
14 called in the night, packing their bags at a moment's notice to provide assistance to other
15 regions of the state or lend help to sister utilities in other states; and
16 WHEREAS, utility linemen are the true heroes of the utility world, fending off the
17 darkness with the light they provide.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
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SLS 16RS-1696 ORIGINAL
1 does hereby designate Monday, April 18, 2016, as Lineman Appreciation Day at the state
2 capitol and does hereby express appreciation and support for the fine public service work the
3 Louisiana linemen perform every day, keeping the lights on for millions.
4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
5 Louisiana Public Service Commission.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SR 66 Original 2016 Regular Session Johns
Designates April 18, 2016, as Lineman Appreciation Day at the state capitol and expresses
appreciation and support for the fine public service work the Louisiana linemen perform
every day, keeping the lights on for millions.
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