2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 111
BY SENATORS HEWITT, DONAHUE AND MIZELL
A RESOLUTION
To commend Leadership Northshore and welcome the 2019 class to the state capitol.
WHEREAS, Leadership Northshore is an innovative program designed to prepare
individuals and emerging leaders for leadership positions in local government, business, and
community affairs; and
WHEREAS, it is an issue-oriented leadership development program that informs,
motivates, and increases the awareness of selected participants through seminars and
interaction with community decision makers; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of Leadership Northshore is to provide a forum for, and
increase the awareness of, potential leaders by giving them an intense course which
encompasses a broad scope of community concerns while providing leadership and effective
communication skills; and
WHEREAS, Leadership Northshore graduated its first class in 1991 and since that
time more than five hundred fifty students have completed the program, and as St. Tammany
Parish grows and the community becomes more complex and demanding, there is an
increasing need to train responsible and informed leaders; and
WHEREAS, in addition to learning specific leadership skills and gaining a broad
exposure to the community, participants also meet peers in other fields and form contacts
which will benefit their volunteer and professional activities; and
WHEREAS, participants provide qualified and trained leadership for public and
private agencies, organizations, planning bodies, and commissions, motivate and encourage
participants to assume leadership roles in community affairs, and work to broaden the
volunteer leadership base; and
WHEREAS, they also develop a sense of community leadership by exploring the
concept of leadership, helping participants identify their own leadership style, and
introducing participants to leadership techniques; and
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WHEREAS, the objectives of Leadership Northshore include developing a renewed
sense of enthusiasm and "can do" attitude in the community, identifying and selecting highly
motivated, emerging, or existing leaders in business, government, and the community, to
participate in the program, and systematically educating and challenging the participants as
to the needs and opportunities of the community and the dynamics of social and economic
change; and
WHEREAS, other objectives include developing an esprit de corps among
participants to provide a common ground for working together on present and future
community projects, creating a dialogue and rapport between the participants and existing
community leadership, and stimulating an increased level of commitment and participation
in the community; and
WHEREAS, class projects for 2019 included "Never Alone", a suicide awareness
campaign; "Let it Grow", a vegetable garden at the Boys and Girls Club of Slidell; and
"Food 4 Kids St. Tammany", a project dedicated to reducing childhood hunger for school
age children on the weekends and throughout the year; and
WHEREAS, Leadership Northshore has earned a deserved reputation as an
exceptional program, as a community inspiration earning the area a reputation for both
innovation and strong leadership, and as a program that has trained both leaders and
innovators, while maintaining the essential aspects of values and culture that, in Louisiana,
result in a culture and lifestyle that looks to the future while it clings to much of its rich
cultural diversity.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Leadership Northshore and welcome the members of the 2019 class
of future leaders to the Louisiana State Capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Leadership Northshore.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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