SLS 20RS-607 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 13
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Meagan Crews upon winning the title of Miss Louisiana
2019.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend Meagan Crews upon winning the title of Miss Louisiana 2019.
3 WHEREAS, on June 22, 2019, at the W.L. Jack Howard Theatre in Monroe, Meagan
4 Crews competed, along with twenty-eight other aspiring young women from across the state,
5 to be crowned Miss Louisiana, and to graciously represent her state both nationally and
6 internationally during the coming year; and
7 WHEREAS, after the preliminaries and interviews of the Miss Louisiana 2019
8 Pageant, Miss Crews won the talent portion with her beautifully talented vocal rendition of
9 the song "I Will Always Love You"; and
10 WHEREAS, Miss Crews hails from Bossier City and is a marketing/advertising
11 design major at Louisiana State University in Shreveport where she has served as Student
12 Government Association (SGA) President; and
13 WHEREAS, she began competing in beauty pageants at the age of six, was crowned
14 Miss Louisiana Outstanding Teen in 2014, and was the reigning Miss Louisiana Watermelon
15 Festival upon her entry in the competition for this year's Miss Louisiana Pageant; and
16 WHEREAS, through the YWCA of Northwest Louisiana, Meagan Crews promotes
17 her social impact initiative as an ambassador of LEAD - Leadership Empowerment And
18 Development, an enrichment program that promotes the development of leadership and
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1 communication skills as a strong foundation for youth empowerment; and
2 WHEREAS, LEAD is a program for teen girls that focuses on topics that include
3 self-respect, healthy relationships, dating, cultural competency, and effective
4 communication; and Meagan is proud to serve as its spokesperson throughout the state of
5 Louisiana; and
6 WHEREAS, Meagan Crews will compete in the Miss America Pageant in September
7 of this year; and
8 WHEREAS, as an added benefit of the competitive process, Meagan Crews won a
9 $10,000 scholarship as Miss Louisiana and also won an additional $1,000 scholarship for
10 the talent round of the competition; and
11 WHEREAS, Miss Crews aspires to continue her education, to pursue a juris doctor
12 degree, and to secure a career as a legal professional; and
13 WHEREAS, Meagan Crews is to be congratulated for the tremendous honor she
14 imparts to her family, community, and state.
15 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
16 commend Meagan Crews upon winning the title of Miss Louisiana 2019 and upon her many
17 accomplishments and talents.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that best wishes are hereby extended to Meagan
19 Crews for continued success in her reign as Miss Louisiana and in all her future endeavors.
20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
21 Meagan Crews, Miss Louisiana.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Ann S. Brown.
DIGEST
SCR 13 Original 2020 Regular Session Peacock
Commends Meagan Crews upon winning the title of Miss Louisiana 2019.
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