HLS 19RS-1632 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 138
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Tuesday, May 14, 2019, as LSU AgCenter
Day at the state capitol
1 A RESOLUTION
2To designate Tuesday, May 14, 2019, as LSU AgCenter Day at the state capitol.
3 WHEREAS, the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, more commonly
4referred to as the LSU AgCenter, is one of nine institutions within the LSU family of
5campuses; and
6 WHEREAS, the mission of the LSU AgCenter is to provide the people of Louisiana
7with research-based educational information that can improve their lives and economic
8well-being; and
9 WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter has cooperative extension offices in each of
10Louisiana's sixty-four parishes and has seventeen research stations across the state; and
11 WHEREAS, the mission of the LSU AgCenter is to develop the best use of natural
12resources, conserve and protect the environment, enhance the development of existing and
13new agricultural enterprises, and develop human and community resources; and
14 WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter has an integral role in the support of agricultural
15industries, the enhancement of the environment, and the improvement of the quality of life
16through its 4-H youth and family and consumer sciences; and
17 WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter has one of the most active intellectual property
18programs in the country and ranks among the top research universities relative to return on
19investment dollar; and
20 WHEREAS, more than fifty scientists in the LSU AgCenter have received patents
21or plant variety protection certificates; and
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HR NO. 138
1 WHEREAS, it is fitting to set aside a day to honor the contributions that the LSU
2AgCenter faculty, staff, and students have made to the great state of Louisiana.
3 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
4Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Tuesday, May 14, 2019, as LSU AgCenter
5Day at the state capitol and does hereby commend the dedication and excellent work of the
6LSU AgCenter faculty, staff, and students on behalf of the citizens of Louisiana.
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
8LSU vice president for agriculture and dean of the college of agriculture, Dr. Bill
9Richardson.
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 138 Original 2019 Regular Session Schexnayder
Designates Tuesday, May 14, 2019, as LSU AgCenter Day at the state capitol.
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