2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 23
BY SENATOR ALARIO
A RESOLUTION
To designate Tuesday, April 16, 2019, as LSU Day at the Legislature and commend
Louisiana State University on its contributions.
WHEREAS, Louisiana State University (LSU), through its campuses and extension
offices, is the most comprehensive education system in the state, with a public mission
focused on education, research, and outreach; and
WHEREAS, there are 48,000 students enrolled across the campuses and learning at
all levels, from certificates to the doctoral level; and
WHEREAS, LSU offers a comprehensive education in a broad number of fields
including agriculture, humanities, physical sciences, music, medicine, nursing, allied health,
engineering, veterinary medicine, social sciences, education, dentistry, law, business
administration, and public administration; and
WHEREAS, LSU holds a research portfolio valued at $1.1 billion and collaborates
with more than 100 universities and 450 industry partners around the world; and LSU
researchers across Louisiana are working on developing a wide-range of innovations to
improve quality of life for Louisiana and for citizens nationwide by studying issues such as
disease management, advanced medical treatments, obesity, coastal protection, hurricane
preparedness, energy, natural resource management, and agriculture; and
WHEREAS, LSU has 51% of the certified Centers of Excellence in the state; and
WHEREAS, LSU employs faculty who are excellent, world renowned
teacher-scholars who are nationally competitive in research and creative activities and
outlets, and who contribute greatly to a world-class knowledge base that is transferable to
educational, professional, cultural, and economic enterprise, and use their extensive talent
and resources to solve economic, environmental, and social challenges; and
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WHEREAS, Forbes ranks LSU among the Top 20 national universities that dominate
in both academics and athletics; and
WHEREAS, LSU has engaged in a capital campaign titled "Fierce for the Future"
with the goal of raising $1.5 billion to support the teaching, research, and outreach missions
of the campuses; and
WHEREAS, the generosity of the citizens of Louisiana as well as nationally have
contributed to the support of Louisiana State University, and LSU has in turn provided
quality education, basic and applied research, new and state of the art discoveries in all
fields, numerous hours of volunteerism, and valuable public service; and
WHEREAS, LSU is Louisiana's most important economic asset, contributing over
$5.1 billion in total Louisiana sales, providing an estimated 41,000 jobs to communities and
over $1.9 billion in new statewide earnings; demonstrating that for every dollar provided by
the state, LSU provides a $13.25 return of economic activity; and
WHEREAS, LSU, as the nation's smartest investment, consistently ranks as one of
the country's top values by Kiplinger, Forbes, Money, SmartAsset, and PayScale; and
WHEREAS, LSU remains one of the greatest investments for Louisiana, one focused
only on improving the quality of life for Louisiana's citizens.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
hereby designates April 16, 2019, as LSU Day at the Legislature, commends Louisiana State
University on its contributions, and wishes it well on its endeavors.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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