HLS 19RS-3480 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 264
BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Eagle Scout Colin Raby on being named Eagle Scout
of the Year by the American Legion Department of Louisiana
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Colin Raby on being named Eagle Scout of the Year by the American Legion
3 Department of Louisiana.
4 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend and celebrate the accomplishments of
5Colin Raby of Boy Scouts of America Troop 50 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the
6memorable and historic occasion of his being named Eagle Scout of the Year by the
7American Legion Department of Louisiana; and
8 WHEREAS, Colin Raby achieved the rank of Eagle Scout with Bronze Palm on
9August 14, 2018; and
10 WHEREAS, to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting, a Boy
11Scout must fulfill all requirements of leadership, service, and outdoor skills; an Eagle Scout
12must earn twenty-one merit badges which signify the mastery of Scouting skills, including
13Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, and Citizenship in the World; and
14 WHEREAS, only a small percentage of Boy Scouts attain the Eagle Scout rank; it
15takes a uniquely motivated man to achieve the five important responsibilities of an Eagle
16Scout, which are honor, loyalty, courage, cheer, and service to God and country, and Colin
17Raby embodies these ideals; and
18 WHEREAS, to achieve a Bronze Palm, one must achieve five additional merit
19badges over the twenty-one required for the Eagle Scout rank; and
20 WHEREAS, for his Eagle Scout project, Colin created an orienteering course at
21Highland Park, which is free for public use; and
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1 WHEREAS, his Eagle Scout Court of Honor held on September 23, 2018, included
2the presentation of the Bronze Patrick Henry Award from the Military Order of the World
3Wars; the Military Order of the World Wars was created in 1919 by General of the Armies
4John J. Pershing as a fraternity for American military officers coming out of the Great War;
5Colin attended the Military Order of World Wars Huntsville Youth Leadership Conference
6at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama; and
7 WHEREAS, Colin Michael Raby is a 2019 honors graduate from University
8Laboratory School; and
9 WHEREAS, Colin Raby, sponsored by the American Legion Boyd-Ewing Post 58,
10won the sixth district competition for Eagle Scout of the Year, and he won the American
11Legion Department of Louisiana Eagle Scout of the Year; he will now represent Louisiana
12at the national level competition.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
14Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and honor Colin Raby on the historic
15occasion of his being named Eagle Scout of the Year by the American Legion Department
16of Louisiana; does hereby express utmost gratitude and respect for the exemplary strides he
17has taken as a Scout and a citizen; does hereby congratulate Colin Raby and the members
18and leaders of Troop 50 as they commemorate Colin's significant accomplishments; and
19does hereby extend best wishes to Colin Raby for success in his competition at the national
20level.
21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Colin
22Raby.
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 264 Original 2019 Regular Session Foil
Commends Colin Raby on being named Eagle Scout of the Year by the American Legion
Dept. of La.
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