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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 250
BY SENATORS BARROW, ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BISHOP, BOUDREAUX,
CARTER, CHABERT, CLAITOR, COLOMB, CORTEZ, DONAHUE,
ERDEY, FANNIN, GATTI, HENSGENS, HEWITT, JOHNS,
LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, LONG, LUNEAU, MARTINY, MILKOVICH,
MILLS, MIZELL, MORRELL, MORRISH, PEACOCK, PETERSON,
PRICE, RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER,
THOMPSON, WALSWORTH, WARD AND WHITE
A RESOLUTION
To commend the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
upon the one hundred year anniversary of its Baton Rouge branch.
WHEREAS, the NAACP is the oldest civil rights organization in the country and this
year marks the 100 year anniversary of its Baton Rouge branch; and
WHEREAS, the NAACP advocates for civil and human rights in the areas of
education, health, economic opportunity, criminal justice, voting rights, and the
environment; and
WHEREAS, the NAACP's mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and
economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial
discrimination; and
WHEREAS, the NAACP's vision statement is to ensure a society in which all
individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination; and
WHEREAS, the NAACP's principal objectives are:
• To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all
citizens.
• To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens
of the United States.
• To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes.
• To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing
civil rights.
• To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to
seek its elimination.
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• To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful
action to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful action in
furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the NAACP's articles of
incorporation and this Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the Baton Rouge Branch of the NAACP, along with members of the
religious community and key individuals, have made significant advancements and changes
in the Baton Rouge community encouraging acceptance of diversity practices, thus bringing
unity among the citizens.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People upon the one hundred year anniversary of its Baton Rouge branch.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to an
NAACP Baton Rouge branch leadership executive officer.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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