HLS 19RS-497 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 54
BY REPRESENTATIVES EDMONDS AND HOF FMANN
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes May 9, 2019, as Bowties for Babies Day at
the state capitol
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To recognize Thursday, May 9, 2019, as Bowties for Babies Day at the state capitol.
3 WHEREAS, in Louisiana, there are more than thirty pregnancy centers across the
4state, yet twenty-five women a day choose to abort their pregnancies; and
5 WHEREAS, since studies show that 95% of women who enter a pregnancy center
6choose life, the key to combating abortion is connecting these women to existing pregnancy
7centers; and
8 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Right to Life Advertise for Life Project aims to reach
9women and connect them to pregnancy centers where they can find the support and help they
10need; and
11 WHEREAS, the goal of the Louisiana Right to Life Advertise for Life Project is to
12reach women in crisis pregnancies through online advertising that can connect them with one
13of the state's pregnancy resource centers; and
14 WHEREAS, it has been confirmed that eight babies have been saved by the
15Advertise for Life Project since October; and
16 WHEREAS, on Thursday, May 9, 2019, the seventh annual Bowties for Babies: A
17Southern Style Soiree Benefitting Life will be held at the Capitol Park Museum in downtown
18Baton Rouge; and
19 WHEREAS, all proceeds from Bowties for Babies activities will benefit the
20Louisiana Right to Life Advertise for Life Project and will feature live music from the Big
21Easy Jazz Band, delicious food, a silent auction, and presentation of the 2019 Leadership for
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1Life Award, which was first given in 2016; the award honors the individual who has most
2demonstrated a commitment to creating a culture of life in Louisiana; and
3 WHEREAS, past recipients of the Leadership for Life Award include Hays Town,
4founder of the St. Elizabeth Foundation; former legislators Ben Nevers and Tom Willmott;
5and Sharon Weston Broome, former state legislator and current Baton Rouge mayor-
6president; and
7 WHEREAS, the 2019 Leadership for Life Award winners are Larry and Jonathan
8Stockstill who, together with their late brother Roy, have been instrumental in launching
9many of the pro-life ministries and outreaches in the Baton Rouge area, including maternity
10homes, pregnancy centers, and Heartbeat of Louisiana Memorials; and
11 WHEREAS, it is fitting for the Legislature of Louisiana to recognize Bowties for
12Babies Day at the state capitol.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
14recognize Thursday, May 9, 2019, as Bowties for Babies Day at the state capitol and hereby
15commends the organizers and participants of this wonderful event that exists to help create
16a culture of life in the great state of Louisiana.
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)]
HCR 54 Original 2019 Regular Session Edmonds
Recognizes May 9, 2019, as Bowties for Babies Day at the state capitol.
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