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