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2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 98
BY REPRESENTATIVE FONTENOT
A RESOLUTION
To designate the week of May 15-22, 2021, as Police Week in the state of Louisiana and to
commend the service of law enforcement officers.
WHEREAS, members of law enforcement agencies provide a vital public service and
have essential roles in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the citizens of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, approximately nine hundred thousand law enforcement officers serve
their communities across the United States; and
WHEREAS, police and peace officers protect citizens twenty-four hours a day and
seven days a week; and
WHEREAS, nearly sixty thousand assaults against law enforcement officers are
reported annually, resulting in approximately sixteen thousand injuries; and
WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1791, more than twenty thousand law
enforcement officers in the United States have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty;
and
WHEREAS, the names of fallen public servants are engraved on the walls of the
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, in the United States, two hundred sixty-four officers died in the line of
duty in 2020; and
WHEREAS, twenty-one new names of fallen heroes will be added to the National
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial this year; and
WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be
honored during the thirty-second annual National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
candlelight vigil held on May 13, 2021; and
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WHEREAS, May 15, 2021, is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor
of all fallen officers and their families, and the United States flag is flown at half-staff in
many locations throughout our great nation; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement officers are guardians of life and property, defenders
of individual rights, and warriors against crime, and they merit sincere commendations for
their steadfast commitment to securing and preserving the welfare and safety of their fellow
citizens.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designated the week of May 15-22, 2021, as Police
Week in Louisiana; does hereby commend the state's law enforcement officers for their
noble and exemplary accomplishments; and does hereby express enduring appreciation for
the tremendous honor and pride they bring to Louisiana citizens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
president of the Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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