HLS 23RS-833 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 3
BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLARD
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 25, 2023, as Step Up Louisiana Day
at the state capitol
1 A RESOLUTION
2To designate Tuesday, April 25, 2023, as Step Up Louisiana Day at the state capitol.
3 WHEREAS, according to the U.S. Census, almost one in five Louisiana families live
4in poverty; Louisiana consistently ranks last in education in the nation; and
5 WHEREAS, Step Up Louisiana is a multiracial and multigenerational membership-
6based organization that engages in campaigns that directly impact the lives of its members;
7the fight for education and economic justice in the south is a fundamental fight against
8structural racism and oppression; since 2017, Step Up Louisiana has been organizing,
9building power, and pursuing systemic change through policy, education, and the cultivation
10of community; and
11 WHEREAS, Step Up Louisiana has won fights to ban the box, create equal pay for
12equal work, raise the minimum wage, and implement a sustainable community school
13model; and
14 WHEREAS, on this day, workers, parents, formerly incarcerated people, and
15community members from across the state of Louisiana will make their voices heard during
16the legislative session; the Step Up Louisiana Day is a day to build fellowship with one
17another and to raise awareness among lawmakers; and
18 WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper for the House of Representatives of the
19Legislature of Louisiana to recognize Step Up Louisiana Day.
20 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
21Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Tuesday, April 25, 2023, as Step Up
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1Louisiana Day at the state capitol and does hereby extend sincerest wishes that Step Up
2Louisiana continues to receive the necessary support to continue its inspiring mission.
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 3 Original 2023 Regular Session Willard
Designates April 25, 2023, as Step Up La. Day at the state capitol.
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