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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 6
BY SENATOR WHITE
A RESOLUTION
To commend Baton Rouge police officer Deena Weissberg for her efforts to raise funds for
Back the Blue of Baton Rouge.
WHEREAS, Back the Blue of Baton Rouge is dedicated to supporting law
enforcement officers and their families who are in need; these men and women put their
lives on the line to protect citizens daily; and
WHEREAS, Deena Weissberg is a Baton Rouge Police Department officer originally
from Poughkeepsie, New York; she enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at seventeen
and is currently a uniformed patrol member assigned to bicycles; and
WHEREAS, Officer Weissberg embarked on a solo bicycle ride from Baton Rouge
to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness of and funds for Back the Blue of Baton Rouge; she
began her inspiring journey on Monday, April 30th from Spanish Town Road and Fourth
Street in front of the state capitol; she cycled one hundred fifty-five miles her first day and
rode each day for fifteen days to her finish line at the National Police Memorial in
Washington, D.C., arriving on May 13th for the annual candlelight vigil; and
WHEREAS, Officer Weissberg traveled one thousand four hundred sixty-one miles
through Biloxi, Mississippi; Pensacola, Florida; Ponce de Leon, Florida; Tallahassee,
Florida; Valdosta, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina;
Wilmington, North Carolina; Jacksonville, North Carolina; Murfreesboro, North Carolina;
Richmond, Virginia; and Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, Officer Deena Weissberg's goal is to raise twenty thousand dollars for
Back the Blue of Baton Rouge; and
WHEREAS, Officer Weissberg's ride is to honor every law enforcement officer as
she knows the pain felt on her ride is nothing compared to the sacrifice of the families of
wounded and fallen officers; Brandon Blust, director of Back the Blue of Baton Rouge says
of her journey, "We will not forget our heroes and we will continue to honor them".
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Officer Deena Weissberg of the Baton Rouge Police Department on
her dedication to Back the Blue of Baton Rouge and does hereby express support for her
admirable campaign to raise funds for and awareness of the needs of law enforcement
officers in Baton Rouge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Officer Deena Weissberg.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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