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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 119
BY SENATORS BERNARD, ALLAIN, BARROW, BOUDREAUX, BOUIE, CATHEY,
CLOUD, DUPLESSIS, FESI, FIELDS, FOIL, HENRY, HENSGENS,
HEWITT, LAMBERT, LUNEAU, MILLIGAN, FRED MILLS,
ROBERT MILLS, MORRIS, PEACOCK, POPE, PRICE, REESE,
SMITH, STINE, TALBOT, WHITE AND WOMACK
A RESOLUTION
To designate the week of May 21 through May 28, 2023, as Police Week 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,
seven days a week; and
WHEREAS, nearly six 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 twenty-four officers died in the line
of duty in 2022; and
WHEREAS, those 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 were
honored during the thirty-fourth annual National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
candlelight vigil held on May 13, 2023; and
WHEREAS, May 15, 2023, was designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day in
honor of all fallen officers and their families, and the United States flag was flown at
half-staff in many locations throughout our great nation; and
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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 Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby designate May 21 through May 28, 2023, 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.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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