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2023 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 47
BY SENATOR BOUDREAUX
COMMENDATIONS. Recognizes, commends, and congratulates Angelina B. Narcisse on
the occasion of her 100
th
birthday.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To recognize, commend, and congratulate Angelina Bernard Narcisse on the occasion of her
3 100th birthday.
4 WHEREAS, Angelina B. Narcisse was born on January 2, 1923, and raised on a farm
5 in a French speaking, Cajun family in Vermilion parish; and
6 WHEREAS, at a very young age, Angelina began working in the fields to help
7 support her family instead of attending school; and
8 WHEREAS, she married Dalton Narcisse on December 28, 1940, and they were
9 married for twenty-nine years until his death; and
10 WHEREAS, Angelina and Dalton worked in the fields to provide for their ten
11 children: Evelyn Narcisse, Alvin Narcisse, Peter Narcisse, Paul Narcisse, Angelina
12 Narcisse-Morgan, Christopher Narcisse, Belva Narcisse-Marsh, Mildred Narcisse-Pratt, the
13 late Calvin Narcisse, and Leo Narcisse; and
14 WHEREAS, in 1954, Angelina became employed in the cafeteria at the University
15 of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she fed the stomachs and hearts of hundreds of students for
16 over sixty-five years; and
17 WHEREAS, Mrs. Narcisse was interviewed and hailed as an inspiration on the NBC
18 Nightly News with Lester Holt and has been featured in several magazines, news articles,
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1 and television news stories for her dedication to hard work and kind words to others; and
2 WHEREAS, Mrs. Narcisse has lived her entire adult life in the city of Lafayette as
3 a woman of faith and a dedicated member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church; and
4 WHEREAS, the matriarch of twenty-five grandchildren, fifty-nine great-
5 grandchildren, and fifteen great-great-grandchildren, Mrs. Narcisse has been described as
6 caring, wonderful, and amazing by former students, a wealth of knowledge by her family,
7 and never having met a stranger as she is instantly loved by her friends.
8 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
9 does hereby recognize, commend, and congratulate Mrs. Angelina B. Narcisse on the
10 occasion of her 100th birthday and acknowledge her life well spent in service to others.
11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
12 Mrs. Angelina B. Narcisse.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Dawn Romero Watson.
DIGEST
SR 47 Original 2023 Regular Session Boudreaux
Recognizes, commends, and congratulates Angelina B. Narcisse on the occasion of her 100th
birthday.
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