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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 50
BY SENATOR CHABERT
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Thursday, April 27, 2017, as Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors Day
at the Louisiana State Capitol.
WHEREAS, professional surveying is celebrating one hundred nine years of
licensure, first issuing licenses numbered one, two, and three to J.B. Bice, C.P. Couvillion,
and R.A. Crowson, respectively, in 1908; and
WHEREAS, in April 2011, the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors hosted
their Fiftieth Annual Conference; and
WHEREAS, licensed professional surveyors are compelled to follow rules of
professional conduct in order to safeguard life and health, to protect property, to promote the
welfare of the public, and to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity in the
performance of their professional duties; and
WHEREAS, licensed professional surveyors at all times recognize that their primary
obligation is to protect the safety, health, property, and welfare of the public; and
WHEREAS, licensed professional surveyors are committed to cooperating with
educational institutions in the maintenance of high standards of education in land surveying;
and
WHEREAS, licensed professional surveyors are committed to maintaining the
highest levels of professional quality and to keeping abreast of the most advanced
technology in their field, including utilizing global positioning, mapping, and spatial
referencing, as they seek to ensure that they provide state-of-the-art surveying services to
the citizens of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize and commend the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors and
their members across the state for their significant contributions in service to the citizens of
Louisiana since licenses were first issued in 1908.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does
hereby recognize Thursday, April 27, 2017, as Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors
Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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