Louisiana 2021 2021 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HR124 Enrolled / Bill

                    ENROLLED
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 124
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND
A RESOLUTION
To designate Tuesday, May 25, 2021, as FFA Day at the state capitol and to commend the
state officers of the Louisiana FFA Association.
WHEREAS, the National FFA Organization prepares and trains students for
leadership and professions in the science, business, and technology of agriculture in public
schools throughout our nation; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the FFA organization is to make a positive difference in
the lives of young people by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal
growth, and career success through agricultural education; and
WHEREAS, the motto of the FFA organization, "Learning to Do, Doing to Learn,
Earning to Live, Living to Serve", gives members words to live by as they experience the
opportunities of the organization; and
WHEREAS, the National FFA Organization consists of more than seven hundred
twenty thousand members in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; and
WHEREAS, FFA membership in Louisiana continues to be strong and includes over
eleven thousand agricultural students in two hundred and four chapters throughout the state;
and
WHEREAS, the members of the Louisiana House of Representatives recognize the
importance of agriculture to the economy of this state, as well as the importance of the
education and training students in the state receive through agricultural education programs
that develop competent and assertive agricultural leadership.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Tuesday, May 25, 2021, as FFA Day at the
state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the Legislature
of Louisiana also recognizes and commends the 2020-2021 state FFA officers as follows:
Kaleb LeMoine, president; Elizabeth Richwine, vice president (Area II); Sydni Walker, vice
president (Area III); Sadie Foster, vice president (Area IV); Emmerson Lyons, secretary;
Haley Faciane, treasurer; Megan Chiasson, reporter; Faith Thibodeaux, sentinel; and Bryson
Johnson, parliamentarian.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the executive secretary of the Louisiana Association of the National FFA Organization.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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