HLS 21RS-1168 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 41
BY REPRESENTATIVE DUPLESSIS
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Groundwork New Orleans and its executive director,
Todd Reynolds
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Groundwork New Orleans and its executive director, Todd Reynolds.
3 WHEREAS, Groundwork New Orleans, GWNO, was established in 2006 with a
4vision to engage residents, volunteers, businesses, and local organizations in practical
5projects that improve quality of life, restore the ecological function of the physical
6environment, and lay the foundation for sustainable development; and
7 WHEREAS, GWNO's mission is "to achieve the mission we share with Groundwork
8USA, which is to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement, and management of
9the physical environment by developing community-based partnerships that empower
10people, businesses, and organizations to promote environmental, economic, and social well-
11being"; and
12 WHEREAS, since GWNO's founding, it has focused on neighborhood-based best
13management practices by implementing projects that mitigate storm water threats while
14improving quality of life, restoring ecosystems, and contributing to a healthier watershed
15that includes surrounding wetlands and the Gulf of Mexico estuaries; these projects include
16installing rain gardens and bioswales, community beautification, and improving urban
17drainage infrastructure; and
18 WHEREAS, GWNO's programming is centered around youth development through
19job and life skills training; its Green Team program employs youth between the ages of
20fourteen and eighteen, and the Ground CREW program employs young adults between the
21ages of nineteen and twenty-five; these programs undertake environmental improvement and
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1community development projects that focus on green infrastructure and help improve the
2quality of life in New Orleans; and
3 WHEREAS, GWNO serves the entire New Orleans area, and with the guidance of
4its executive director, Todd Reynolds, the organization manages fifteen active projects in
5the city; they are most deserving of recognition for their environmental conservation efforts.
6 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
7Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Groundwork New Orleans and its executive
8director, Todd Reynolds; does hereby recognize GWNO's efforts to engage local youth in
9the improvement of New Orleans; and does hereby extend sincere hopes that the
10organization continue to enjoy success in its mission to help conserve the physical
11environment of the New Orleans area.
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
13executive director of Groundwork New Orleans.
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)]
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Commends Groundwork New Orleans and its executive director, Todd Reynolds.
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