HLS 23RS-1482 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 73
BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Welcomes the president of the National Assembly of Côte
d'lvoire, Adama Bictogo, and his delegation to Louisiana
1 A RESOLUTION
2To welcome the president of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire, Adama Bictogo, and
3 his delegation to Louisiana.
4 WHEREAS, the first National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire was held in 1960 and
5consisted of seventy elected members, in accordance with the constitution that created the
6first Republic of Côte d'Ivoire; and
7 WHEREAS, the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire served as the Ivory Coast's
8unicameral legislative body from 1960 until 2016 and has served as the lower house of the
9Parliament of the Ivory Coast since November 2016; today, the National Assembly is made
10up of two hundred fifty-five members; and
11 WHEREAS, His Excellency Adama Bictogo was elected President of the National
12Assembly on June 7, 2022, after receiving a record 97% of the total votes.
13 WHEREAS, the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire and His Excellency Adama
14Bictogo are most deserving of the highest recognition on the occasion of the president's visit
15to the Louisiana state capitol.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
17Legislature of Louisiana does hereby welcome the president of the National Assembly of
18Côte d'Ivoire, Adama Bictogo, and his delegation to Louisiana and does hereby extend
19sincerest wishes that the Ivory Coast and its citizens continue to prosper and that they
20remember that they are always welcome in the state of Louisiana.
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HR NO. 73
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 73 Original 2023 Regular Session Pierre
Welcomes the president of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire, Adama Bictogo, and his
delegation to La.
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