ENROLLED 2024 Regular Session HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 149 BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER A RESOLUTION To commend the Louisiana State University at Eunice Fire and Emergency Services program for receiving the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education Recognition certificate. WHEREAS, Louisiana State University at Eunice (LSUE) is the only Louisiana institution and one of a few in the Gulf South to hold the prestigious Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Recognition certificate; and WHEREAS, LSUE is also one of only seven institutions nationwide that carries the FESHE Recognition certificate at the associate degree level; there are only twenty-one institutions that have FESHE Recognition at any level, associate, bachelor, or graduate; and WHEREAS, LSUE is among the regionally or nationally accredited colleges and universities that have demonstrated commitment to the nationally recognized FESHE model of standardized professional development education criteria; and WHEREAS, FESHE is concentrated on degree programs that emphasize firefighting response, fire prevention, fire administration, and EMS management; and WHEREAS, Louisiana State University at Eunice is most deserving of the highest recognition for this incredible achievement. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Louisiana State University at Eunice Fire and Emergency Services program for receiving the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education Recognition certificate and does hereby extend sincerest wishes that the program continues to prosper and maintain its place among the premier fire protection and emergency services programs in the country. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Page 1 of 1