HLS 17RS-3728 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 243
BY REPRESENTATIVES GLOVER, BAGLEY, CARMODY, COX, HORTON, JENKINS,
SEABAUGH, JIM MORRIS, AND NORTON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Bossier Parish Community College, Louisiana State
University in Shreveport, and Southern University at Shreveport upon their fiftieth
anniversaries
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend and congratulate Bossier Parish Community College, Louisiana State
3 University in Shreveport, and Southern University at Shreveport on their fiftieth
4 anniversaries and further recognize their promotion of higher education in Louisiana.
5 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislature authorized the creation of Bossier Parish
6Community College as a pilot program by House Concurrent Resolution No. 52 of the 1966
7Regular Session of the Legislature, and in the fall of 1967, Bossier Parish Community
8College conducted classes for the first time with one hundred one students and only five full-
9time faculty; and
10 WHEREAS, the Bossier Parish Community College student population has grown
11to nearly ten thousand students who are currently enrolled; and
12 WHEREAS, the mission statement of Bossier Parish Community College is to
13promote attainment of educational goals within the community and strengthen the regional
14economy through the innovative delivery of quality courses and programs that provide sound
15academic education, broad vocational and career training, continued education, and varied
16community services; and
17 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislature authorized the creation of Louisiana State
18University in Shreveport by Act No. 41 of the 1964 Regular Session of the Legislature, and
19the institution opened in 1967 as a two-year community college but transitioned into a four-
20year college in 1972; and
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1 WHEREAS, Louisiana State University in Shreveport enrolled over four thousand
2students in the fall of 2015 and now offers more than twenty undergraduate programs,
3twelve master's degrees, one doctoral degree, many night and online courses, and more than
4seventy extracurricular organizations; and
5 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislature authorized the creation of Southern University
6at Shreveport by Act No. 42 of the 1964 Regular Session of the Legislature, and the
7institution began conducting classes in 1967; and
8 WHEREAS, the mission statement of Southern University at Shreveport encourages
9providing quality education for its students, preparing students for careers in both technical
10and occupational fields, offering courses and programs that are transferable to other colleges
11and universities, and being dedicated to excellence in instruction and community service
12while also promoting cultural diversity and seeking partnerships with business and industry;
13and
14 WHEREAS, Southern University at Shreveport is an integral component of the
15Southern University System, which has a diverse enrollment of more than twelve thousand
16students; and
17 WHEREAS, Bossier Parish Community College, Louisiana State University in
18Shreveport, and Southern University at Shreveport are all accredited by the Southern
19Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges; and
20 WHEREAS, Bossier Parish Community College, Louisiana State University in
21Shreveport, and Southern University at Shreveport have begun working on a partnership for
22the purpose of creating the option for students to better themselves and to more easily
23transfer between schools.
24 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
25Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate Bossier Parish Community
26College, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, and Southern University at Shreveport
27on their fiftieth anniversaries and further recognize their promotion of higher education in
28the great state of Louisiana.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
30to the office of the chancellor for Bossier Parish Community College, the office of the
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1chancellor for Louisiana State University in Shreveport, and the office of the chancellor for
2Southern University at Shreveport.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 243 Original 2017 Regular Session Glover
Commends Bossier Parish Community College, Louisiana State University in Shreveport,
and Southern University at Shreveport upon their 50th anniversaries.
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