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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 145
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
A RESOLUTION
To designate Tuesday, May 30, 2017, as LSU AgCenter Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, known as the LSU
AgCenter, is one of nine institutions within the LSU family of campuses; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the LSU AgCenter is to provide the people of Louisiana
with research-based education information that can improve their lives and economic
well-being; and
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter has offices in each of Louisiana's sixty-four parishes
and has seventeen research stations across the state; and
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter aims to develop the best use of natural resources,
conserve and protect the environment, enhance the development of existing and new
agricultural enterprises, and develop human and community resources; and
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter has an integral role in the support of agricultural
industries, the enhancement of the environment, and the improvement of the quality of life
through its 4-H youth and family and consumer sciences; and
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter has one of the most active intellectual property
programs in the country and ranks among the top research universities relative to return on
investment dollar; over fifty scientists in the LSU AgCenter have received patents or plant
variety protection certificates; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to designate Tuesday, May 30, 2017, as LSU AgCenter
Day at the Louisiana State Capitol and to commend the dedicated work and contributions
of the LSU AgCenter faculty, staff, and students.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby designate Tuesday, May 30, 2017, as LSU AgCenter Day at the Louisiana State
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Capitol and does hereby commend the dedicated work and contributions of the LSU
AgCenter faculty, staff, and students to the state of Louisiana and its citizens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to LSU
Vice President for Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Dr. Bill Richardson.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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