2019 Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 104 BY SENATOR HEWITT A RESOLUTION To commend Kid Energy USA on their efforts to educate children on safety and awareness in the petroleum industry. WHEREAS, Kid Energy USA is a leading provider of children's entertainment with the purpose of specializing in safety and awareness in the petroleum industry, particularly in emphasizing the importance of "Call before you dig"; and WHEREAS, Kid Energy USA incorporates STEM-based classroom presentations, interactive media, and publications to improve the manner in which younger audiences absorb and retain critical information; and WHEREAS, with the creation of the characters Burnie & Earl in 2010, Kid Energy USA gained national recognition for their entertaining and engaging promotion of public safety in the oil and gas sector through music, music videos, and animated shorts; and WHEREAS, along with 811 organizations abroad, Kid Energy USA has been an innovator in safe digging education and the development of conscious thinking for generations to come; and WHEREAS, with the approach that the serious nature of safety practices at home and in the workplace should not affect the way we learn those practices, Kid Energy USA allows the mindful instruction of these very practices in the form of fun, creative, and colorful educational tools. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Kid Energy USA on their efforts to educate children on safety and awareness in the petroleum industry. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Kid Energy USA. PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE Page 1 of 1