ENROLLED 2023 Regular Session HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 73 BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE A RESOLUTION To welcome the president of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire, Adama Bictogo, and his delegation to Louisiana. WHEREAS, the first National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire was held in 1960 and consisted of seventy elected members, in accordance with the constitution that created the first Republic of Côte d'Ivoire; and WHEREAS, the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire served as the Ivory Coast's unicameral legislative body from 1960 until 2016 and has served as the lower house of the Parliament of the Ivory Coast since November 2016; today, the National Assembly is made up of two hundred fifty-five members; and WHEREAS, His Excellency Adama Bictogo was elected President of the National Assembly on June 7, 2022, after receiving a record 97% of the total votes. WHEREAS, the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire and His Excellency Adama Bictogo are most deserving of the highest recognition on the occasion of the president's visit to the Louisiana state capitol. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby welcome the president of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire, Adama Bictogo, and his delegation to Louisiana and does hereby extend sincerest wishes that the Ivory Coast and its citizens continue to prosper and that they remember that they are always welcome in the state of Louisiana. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Page 1 of 1