HLS 19RS-3535 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 269
BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Acadiana Veterans Honor Guard for service to the
community
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend the Acadiana Veterans Honor Guard for service to the community.
3 WHEREAS, established in March 2014, the Acadiana Veterans Honor Guard
4(AVHG) is a nonprofit organization that works to address the needs of honorably discharged
5veterans in the southwest Louisiana area, including ensuring that every veteran has military
6funeral honors and providing flag presentations for memorial events; and
7 WHEREAS, AVHG volunteers take every opportunity to recognize people in the
8Lafayette community and surrounding areas who were willing to sacrifice their lives for our
9country; and
10 WHEREAS, all five branches of the military are represented in the membership of
11the organization; and
12 WHEREAS, Commander Harold Borel and Vice Commander Adam Mouton are
13deserving of recognition for their leadership and unwavering dedication to the organization
14and its mission; and
15 WHEREAS, the work of AVHG is admirable and commendable as it shows the
16respect we all have for the men and women who contributed so much to the citizens of the
17state of Louisiana and the entire nation.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
19Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Acadiana Veterans Honor Guard for
20service to the community; does hereby express gratitude to Commander Harold Borel and
21Vice Commander Adam Mouton for upholding the highest traditions of honor and
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1patriotism; and does hereby commend this volunteer-run, nonprofit organization for
2acknowledging and honoring veterans of southwest Louisiana.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
4Acadiana Veterans Honor Guard.
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 269 Original 2019 Regular Session Bishop
Commends Acadiana Veterans Honor Guard for service to the community.
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