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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 82
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
A RESOLUTION
To designate April 28, 2016, as FFA Day at the capitol and to commend the state officers
of the Louisiana FFA Association.
WHEREAS, the national Future Farmers of America (FFA) organization prepares
and trains students for leadership and professions in the science, business, and technology
of agriculture in public schools throughout our nation; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the FFA organization is to make a positive difference in
the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth,
and career success through agricultural education; and
WHEREAS, the motto of the FFA organization, "Learning to Do, Doing to Learn,
Earning to Live, Living to Serve", gives members words to live by as they experience the
opportunities of the organization; and
WHEREAS, the national FFA organization consists of more than six hundred
thousand members in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana membership of the FFA organization continues to be
strongly represented by agricultural students in approximately one hundred ninety chapters
throughout the state with nearly ten thousand members; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Louisiana Senate recognize the importance of
agriculture to the economy of this state, as well as the importance of the education and
training students receive through agricultural education programs that develop competent
and assertive agricultural leadership.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby designate April 28, 2016, as FFA Day at the capitol.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana also
recognizes and commends the 2015-2016 state FFA officers as follows: Gabriel Watts,
president; David Taylor, vice president; Rashonda Garner, vice president; Yimmi Fontenot,
vice president; Tyler Aitken, vice president; Abigail Jenkins, secretary; Amber Monlezun,
treasurer; Josey Hemperley, reporter; David Cambre, sentinel; and Wesley Wilson,
parliamentarian.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
state president of the Louisiana FFA Association, Gabriel Watts.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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