HLS 21RS-830 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 25
BY REPRESENTATIVES ILLG, AMEDEE, BOURRIAQUE, WILFORD CARTER,
CORMIER, COX, ECHOLS, EDMONSTON, FARNUM, GADBERRY,
GOUDEAU, GREEN, HILFERTY, HORTON, HUGHES, HUVAL, JENKINS,
MIKE JOHNSON, KERNER, LYONS, MACK, MARINO, MOORE, NEWELL,
ORGERON, RISER, SCHEXNAYDER, STAGNI, THOMAS, VILLIO, WHEAT,
AND ZERINGUE
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes April 20, 2021, as Young Marines Day at
the state capitol and commends the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Young Marines
unit for their recognition as National Unit of the Year
1 A RESOLUTION
2To recognize April 20, 2021, as Young Marines Day at the state capitol and to commend the
3 Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Young Marines unit on being recognized as
4 National Unit of the Year.
5 WHEREAS, the Young Marines is a national youth organization whose mission is
6to positively impact America's future by providing quality youth development programs for
7boys and girls that nurture and develop responsible citizens who enjoy and promote a healthy
8and drug-free lifestyle; and
9 WHEREAS, annually, the Young Marines National Headquarters recognizes
10outstanding units throughout the country and names a National Unit of the Year; and
11 WHEREAS, the selection of a unit as a National Unit of the Year is an honor that
12recognizes that particular unit as an embodiment of all the best of the organization and as
13uniquely excellent in the areas of community service, anti-drug education, youth leadership
14development, and veterans appreciation; and
15 WHEREAS, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, or JPSO, Young Marines program
16was established by the late Sheriff Harry Lee; thousands of youth have passed through its
17ranks since inception, and it continues to be a focal point of community relations under
18Sheriff Joe Lopinto; and
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1 WHEREAS, the JPSO Young Marines unit accumulated more than 15,000
2community service hours and more than 2,000 hours of anti-drug education in one year,
3included twenty-four leadership school graduates, and participated in numerous veterans
4appreciation events; and
5 WHEREAS, the JPSO Young Marines unit was also the recipient of the 2020 Drug
6Enforcement Agency Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Award, which recognizes drug demand
7reduction efforts through community education and peer-to-peer role modeling; and
8 WHEREAS, the JPSO Young Marines unit was recognized on May 9, 2020, as the
9Young Marines National Unit of the Year; and
10 WHEREAS, the JPSO Young Marines youth members and adult volunteers merit a
11special measure of commendation for the outstanding work that they do to serve their
12community, create responsible citizens, and promote a healthy and drug-free lifestyle.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
14Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize April 20, 2021, as Young Marines Day at
15the state capitol in gratitude for the work of Young Marines programs across the United
16States and the state of Louisiana in providing quality youth development opportunities and
17does hereby commend the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Young Marines unit upon the
18momentous event of its selection as the 2020 Young Marines National Unit of the Year.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
20William P. Davis, chief executive officer of Young Marines, to Sheriff Joe Lopinto, and to
21Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Young Marines Unit Commander Tammy Williams.
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 25 Original 2021 Regular Session Illg
Recognizes April 20, 2021, as Young Marines Day at the state capitol and commends the
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Young Marines unit on its selection as National Unit of the
Year.
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