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2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 36
BY SENATOR JOHN SMITH
SENATE. Designates April 18, 2019, as Lineman Appreciation Day at the Louisiana State
Capitol.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To designate April 18, 2019, as "Lineman Appreciation Day" at the Louisiana State Capitol.
3 WHEREAS, National Lineman Appreciation Day is a time to express the utmost
4 appreciation to the great men and women who work so hard for the public every day; and
5 WHEREAS, this day of appreciation is an opportunity to celebrate the hard work,
6 innovation, and dedication of electrical linemen in Louisiana and across the country; and
7 WHEREAS, it is worth noting that if the power is on in Louisiana, all Louisianians
8 have the hardworking linemen to thank; and
9 WHEREAS, from the power plant, the grid crisscrossing the country both above and
10 underground, to the meters on homes, the men and women who are electrical linemen build
11 and maintain the system that keeps this nation powered; and
12 WHEREAS, linemen are often among the first responders after storms and other
13 catastrophic events, working to restore power, and some sense of normalcy; and
14 WHEREAS, linemen work with thousands of volts coursing through wires high
15 above the ground or deep below it, twenty-four hours a day, all days of the year, whenever
16 repairs, maintenance, or improvements are needed; and
17 WHEREAS, as familiar as Louisianians are with hurricanes, floods, and other natural
18 disasters, it should be simple to recall the highways and parking lots of big box stores loaded
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1 with electrical linemen and their equipment arriving from all over the country to restore
2 power to homes and businesses; and
3 WHEREAS, linemen often work under dangerous conditions, whether atop high
4 wires or below ground restoring power or constructing increased capacity to meet the
5 people's needs; and
6 WHEREAS, linemen put their lives in danger nearly every day in order to keep
7 electricity flowing, bringing power to fuel all the devices that define life in this new century;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, for their bravery in doing a dangerous job, willingness to help those in
10 need around the country, and professionalism in first responder situations that often take
11 them far from home, it is appropriate to designate April 18, 2019, as Lineman Appreciation
12 Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
14 does hereby designate April 18, 2019, as "Lineman Appreciation Day" at the Louisiana State
15 Capitol.
16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
17 Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Association of Louisiana Electric
18 Cooperatives.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Dozier O'Brien.
DIGEST
SR 36 Original 2019 Regular Session John Smith
Designates April 18, 2019, as Lineman Appreciation Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
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