HLS 21RS-3203 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 115
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHAMERHORN
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the organizers and volunteers of the 2021 Battle of
Pleasant Hill Re-enactment and Festival
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend the organizers and volunteers of the 2021 Battle of Pleasant Hill Re-enactment
3 and Festival.
4 WHEREAS, the Battle of Pleasant Hill Re-enactment and Festival commemorates
5the April 9, 1864, Civil War battle that occurred in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, as part of the
6Red River Campaign; the event is one of the largest and longest-running living history
7events in the state of Louisiana; and
8 WHEREAS, in April 2021, the Battle of Pleasant Hill celebrated its forty-second
9event, and the organization has already begun planning for future events; one of the special
10elements of this re-enactment is that it occurs on the original battlefield; Pleasant Hill affords
11its visitors the opportunity to learn about a Civil War battle standing on the actual battlefield;
12and
13 WHEREAS, the commemoration of the Battle of Pleasant Hill seeks to remember
14those who lived in Pleasant Hill and survived this destructive event and those who died in
15battle; the re-enactment supports preservation projects such as the "Save the Dogtrot" project
16and strives to memorialize the participants of the Battle of Pleasant Hill as a tribute to our
17country's history; and
18 WHEREAS, the Battle of Pleasant Hill Re-enactment and Festival officers are
19Katelyn Calhoun, ten-year board member and festival president; Austin Ladner, vice
20president; Holly Ladner, treasurer; Dawne Smith, secretary; Gary Stephens, battle
21coordinator and colonel and commander of the Trans Mississippi Volunteer Battalion;
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1Donald Kimbell, commandant; Autumn Palmer, Miss Battle of Pleasant Hill; Annabelle
2Bagley, Teen Miss Battle of Pleasant Hill; and board members Karen Hardee, Corey
3Calhoun, Susan Davis, Sean Davis, Thomas Webb, and Cally Killingsworth; they also
4receive help from a number of other volunteers; and
5 WHEREAS, the committee for the Battle of Pleasant Hill Re-enactment and Festival
6are most deserving of recognition for their work to preserve the history of our state and
7country.
8 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
9Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the organizers and volunteers of the 2021
10Battle of Pleasant Hill Re-enactment and Festival and does hereby extend sincere hopes for
11the success of their future re-enactments and festivals.
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
13organizers of the 2021 Battle of Pleasant Hill Re-enactment and Festival.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 115 Original 2021 Regular Session Schamerhorn
Commends the organizers and volunteers of the 2021 Battle of Pleasant Hill Re-enactment
and Festival.
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