SLS 19RS-2205 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 169
BY SENATOR BARROW
COMMENDAT IONS. Commends the Louisiana Federation of Democratic Women and
welcomes its members to the Louisiana State Capitol on May 22, 2019, in celebration of
Women in Blue Day.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend the Louisiana Federation of Democratic Women and welcome its members to
3 the Louisiana State Capitol on May 22, 2019, in celebration of Women in Blue Day.
4 WHEREAS, the National Federation of Democratic Women was formed in October,
5 1971, when twenty-seven women gathered at breakfast during the Democratic Women's
6 Leadership Conference at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, D.C.; and
7 WHEREAS, from 1972 to 1977, the organization gained recognition from the
8 Democratic National Committee as the official women's organization and received a seat on
9 the Democratic National Committee Executive Committee and three seats on the Democratic
10 National Committee (DNC); and
11 WHEREAS, the objective of the National Federation of Democratic Women is to
12 unite women of the Democratic Party, promote the cause of the Democratic Party, and
13 encourage full participation of women at every level of its structure; and
14 WHEREAS, in November 2017, twelve women from across Louisiana traveled to
15 Little Rock, Arkansas, to participate as guests at the Southern Regional Meeting of the
16 National Federation of Democratic Women; and
17 WHEREAS, they were welcomed by women from other southern states and became
18 interested in chartering a Louisiana affiliate; and
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1 WHEREAS, after meeting with leadership in Arkansas, the first organizational
2 meeting was held in December 2017 in Pineville, Louisiana, where thirty-six women from
3 across Louisiana heeded the call to form a statewide leadership organization; and
4 WHEREAS, officers were elected and bylaws were drafted, and in February 2018,
5 they named the organization the Louisiana Federation of Democratic Women and submitted
6 its bylaws to the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC); and
7 WHEREAS, in March, 2018, the Louisiana Federation of Democratic Women was
8 formally recognized by resolution by the DSCC and granted full voting privileges with the
9 National Federation of Democratic Women; and
10 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Federation of Democratic Women (LFDW) is an
11 organization dedicated to empowering Democratic Party women across the state of
12 Louisiana and promoting the views and values of the Democratic Party; and
13 WHEREAS, LFDW is rechartering women's groups across Louisiana to affiliate with
14 the National Federation of Democratic Women; and
15 WHEREAS, on May 22, 2019, members of the Louisiana Federation of Democratic
16 Women will be visiting the state capitol in recognition of Women in Blue Day, an event
17 taking place across the United States in support of the Democratic Party.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
19 does hereby commend the Louisiana Federation of Democratic Women for its dedication to
20 empowering Democratic Party women across Louisiana and promoting the views and values
21 of the Democratic Party, and does hereby welcome its members to the Louisiana State
22 Capitol on May 22, 2019, in celebration of Women in Blue Day.
23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
24 Louisiana Federation of Democratic Women..
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
SR 169 Original 2019 Regular Session Barrow
Commends the La. Federation of Democratic Women and welcome its members to the La.
State Capitol on May 22, 2019.
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