HLS 19RS-1324 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 119
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAHEN
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Devin White for his many athletic accomplishments
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Devin White for his many athletic accomplishments.
3 WHEREAS, among the remarkable group of past and present Louisiana State
4University (LSU) football players, Devin White stands out as a legendary athlete; and
5 WHEREAS, the six-foot-one, two hundred forty pound, twenty-one-year-old
6Springhill native was the top inside linebacker in the 2019 National Football League (NFL)
7Draft; he was the fifth overall pick of the draft; LSU's loss is Tampa Bay's gain, as he will
8forego his senior year and join the Buccaneers as their first-round pick; and
9 WHEREAS, he established himself as one of the greatest linebackers in LSU history;
10as a junior in 2018, he led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in total tackles with one
11hundred twenty-three after leading the conference with 10.2 tackles per game as a
12sophomore in 2017; he was the first player in SEC history to be named defensive player of
13the week four times in one season; and
14 WHEREAS, a lover of horses, Devin has three; as a student, he kept his horse, Daisy
15Mae, just a couple miles off LSU's campus and has ridden her around Death Valley; and
16 WHEREAS, the House of Representatives wishes to recognize the legendary Devin
17White for his extraordinary athleticism and for his well-deserved draft into the NFL, for he
18will remain a true Louisiana football legend.
19 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
20Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Devin White for his many athletic
21accomplishments; does hereby commend him on being a first-round draft pick for the Tampa
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1Bay Buccaneers; and does hereby wish him many years of happiness and success in his
2career.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
4Devin White.
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 119 Original 2019 Regular Session McMahen
Commends Devin White for his many athletic accomplishments.
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