HLS 18RS-2956 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 187
BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Louisiana Federation of Democratic Women and
welcomes its members to the state capitol on May 15, 2018, in celebration of Women
in Blue Day
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend the Louisiana Federation of Democratic Women and to welcome its members
3 to the state capitol on May 15, 2018, in celebration of Women in Blue Day.
4 WHEREAS, the National Federation of Democratic Women, or NFDW, was formed
5in October 1971, when twenty-seven women gathered at breakfast at the Capitol Hilton in
6Washington, D.C. during the Democratic Women's Leadership Conference; and
7 WHEREAS, from 1972 to 1977, the NFDW gained recognition from the Democratic
8National Committee, or DNC, as the official women's organization of the party, and received
9a seat on the Democratic National Committee Executive Committee and three seats on the
10DNC; and
11 WHEREAS, the objective of the NFDW is to unite the women of the Democratic
12Party, promote the cause of the Democratic Party, and encourage full participation of women
13at every level of its structure; and
14 WHEREAS, in November 2017, twelve women from across Louisiana traveled to
15Little Rock, Arkansas, to participate as guests at the Southern Regional Meeting of the
16NFDW; and
17 WHEREAS, at the meeting, these women were welcomed by women from other
18southern states, and became interested in chartering a Louisiana affiliate of the NFDW; and
19 WHEREAS, after a meeting with leadership in Arkansas, the first organizational
20meeting of the Louisiana affiliate of the NFDW was held in December 2017, in Pineville,
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1Louisiana, where thirty-six women from across Louisiana heeded the party's call to form a
2statewide leadership organization; and
3 WHEREAS, after officers were elected and bylaws drafted, in February 2018, these
4women named the organization the Louisiana Federation of Democratic Women, or LFDW,
5and submitted its bylaws to the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee, or DSCC;
6and
7 WHEREAS, in March 2018, the LFDW was formally recognized by the DSCC and
8granted full voting privileges with the NFDW; and
9 WHEREAS, the LFDW is an organization dedicated to empowering Democratic
10women across the state of Louisiana and promoting the views and values of the Democratic
11Party; and
12 WHEREAS, on May 15, 2018, members of the LFDW will be visiting the state
13capitol in recognition of Women in Blue Day, an event taking place across the United States
14in support of the Democratic Party.
15 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
16Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Louisiana Federation of Democratic
17Women for its services to women and the Democratic Party in the state of Louisiana and
18does hereby welcome its members to the state capitol on May 15, 2018, in celebration of
19Women in Blue Day.
20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
21to the Louisiana Federation of Democratic Women.
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 187 Original 2018 Regular Session Jackson
Commends the La. Federation of Democratic Women and welcomes its members to the state
capitol on May 15, 2018, in celebration of Women in Blue Day.
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