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2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 56
BY REPRESENTATIVE PRESSLY
A RESOLUTION
To commend Morris & Dickson Co. LLC for its community service.
WHEREAS, in 1841, John Worthington Morris opened J.W. Morris & Co. as an
independent pharmacy in Shreveport; Morris partnered with the Dickson family to form
Morris & Dickson Co.; today, Morris & Dickson Co. is owned and operated by the Dickson
family; and
WHEREAS, Morris & Dickson Co. LLC is a leader in the pharmaceutical
distribution industry; the state of Louisiana has relied on Morris & Dickson Co. LLC during
many natural disasters including Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the COVID-19 pandemic;
and
WHEREAS, Morris & Dickson Co. LLC also provides operational and logistical
support for hospitals and pharmacies across the state and country; and
WHEREAS, Morris & Dickson Co. LLC was selected to serve Louisiana as the
state's distribution facility for COVID-19 vaccines; it also delivered various alternative
treatments for COVID-19 prior to the development of a viable vaccine; and
WHEREAS, Morris & Dickson Co. LLC fulfilled emergency allocation and special
delivery needs throughout the hospital inpatient crisis during the early months of the
COVID-19 pandemic and provided important respiratory drugs to intensive care units; and
WHEREAS, Morris & Dickson Co. LLC trained its employees to package and ship
frozen doses of the COVID-19 vaccine within a twenty-four hour timeframe; and
WHEREAS, Morris & Dickson Co. LLC is most deserving of recognition for the
vitally important role it has played during the ongoing pandemic and for its service to the
state of Louisiana.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Morris & Dickson Co. LLC for its
community service; does hereby recognize the company for its service to the state of
Louisiana over the last one hundred fifty years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic;
and does hereby extend sincere hopes that it continue to serve Louisiana when it is called
upon to help.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
chief executive officer of Morris & Dickson Co. LLC.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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