HLS 19RS-1044 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 38
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes April 16, 2019, as LSU Day at the state
capitol
1 A RESOLUTION
2To recognize Tuesday, April 16, 2019, as LSU Day at the state capitol.
3 WHEREAS, through its eight institutions, Louisiana State University, or LSU,
4possesses the most comprehensive education system in the state, with a public mission
5focused on education, research, and outreach; and
6 WHEREAS, in a recent study, Forbes magazine ranked LSU among the top 20
7universities in the nation for academics and athletics; and
8 WHEREAS, LSU is the largest university in the state; it educates more than forty-
9eight thousand students and maintains the highest graduation rate among Louisiana's public
10universities; and
11 WHEREAS, LSU's educational mission encompasses an array of academic
12programs, from two-year programs through doctoral programs, including law and medicine,
13in addition to expanded offerings in online education; and
14 WHEREAS, the only schools in the state for dentistry and veterinary medicine are
15found within the LSU system; and
16 WHEREAS, fifty-one percent of the state's certified Centers of Excellence are within
17the LSU system; and
18 WHEREAS, LSU has more than one billion dollars in research funding, and
19researchers in the LSU system are working on a wide range of innovations to improve the
20quality of life for Louisianians and citizens nationwide by studying subjects such as disease
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1management, advanced medical treatments, obesity, coastal protection, hurricane
2preparedness, energy, natural resource management, and agriculture; and
3 WHEREAS, LSU employs an excellent faculty that includes world renowned
4scholar-teachers who are nationally competitive in research and creative activities, and who
5collectively contribute to a knowledge base that is educationally, culturally, and
6economically beneficial; and
7 WHEREAS, the LSU faculty use their extensive talent and resources to solve
8economic, environmental, and social challenges; and
9 WHEREAS, the generosity of the citizens of Louisiana and the nation have
10contributed to the economic well-being of LSU, and LSU has, in turn, provided quality
11education, basic and applied research, novel and state of the art discoveries in all fields,
12numerous hours of volunteer work, and valuable public service; and
13 WHEREAS, LSU is Louisiana's most important economic asset; it contributes more
14than $5.1 billion to state sales and provides an estimated forty-one thousand jobs with more
15than $1.9 billion in new statewide earnings, thus demonstrating that for every dollar given
16by the state to LSU, LSU gives back $13.25; and
17 WHEREAS, LSU is consistently ranked as one of the country's top values by
18Kiplinger, Forbes, Money, SmartAsset, and PayScale; and
19 WHEREAS, LSU remains one of the greatest investments for the state of Louisiana
20and is one that improves the quality of life for all Louisianians.
21 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
22Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Tuesday, April 16, 2019, as LSU Day at the
23state capitol and does hereby acknowledge the university's valuable contributions to the
24residents of Louisiana.
25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
26to the LSU president, F. King Alexander.
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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 38 Original 2019 Regular Session Leger
Recognizes Apr. 16, 2019, as LSU Day at the state capitol.
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