HLS 24RS-1187 ORIGINAL
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 25
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROMERO
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Cameron Fontenot of Welsh Boy Scout Troop 29 on
achieving the rank of Eagle Scout
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Cameron Fontenot on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
3 WHEREAS, it is most fitting to commend and celebrate Cameron Fontenot of Boy
4Scouts of America Troop 29 on the memorable and historic occasion of his attainment of the
5prestigious rank of Eagle Scout; and
6 WHEREAS, the mission of the Boy Scouts of America, founded on February 8,
71910, and chartered by the United States Congress in 1916, is to prepare young people to
8make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the
9Scout Oath and Law; and
10 WHEREAS, to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting, a Boy
11Scout must fulfill all requirements of leadership, service, and outdoor skills and must earn
12twenty-one badges which signify the mastery of Scouting skills including Citizenship in the
13Community, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, and Citizenship in the
14World; and
15 WHEREAS, Cameron faithfully embodies the twelve points of the Scout Law: he
16is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave,
17clean, and reverent; and
18 WHEREAS, presented with his Eagle Scout badge, Cameron Fontenot joins the ranks
19of such esteemed and respected Eagle Scouts as the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, thirty-eighth
20president of the United States; Captain James Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 space
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1flight; Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon; Stephen Spielberg, three-time
2Academy Award winning director; and Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft; and
3 WHEREAS, the legacy of the Boy Scouts is indeed a rich one, for it not only
4includes a history of service and proud citizenship which spans more than a century, but also
5includes the history of service and singular accomplishments of Cameron Fontenot, a young
6man to be recognized and commended by future Eagle Scouts and his community for the
7deep human values and genuine spirit of good fellowship that he inspires.
8 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
9Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Cameron Fontenot on achieving the rank of
10Eagle Scout; does hereby express utmost gratitude and respect for the exemplary strides he
11has taken as a Scout and citizen; does hereby congratulate Cameron and the members and
12leaders of Boy Scouts of America Troop 29 as they commemorate the significant event of
13Mr. Fontenot's pledge of eternal loyalty to the code of the Eagle Scout; and does hereby
14extend sincerest wishes to Cameron Fontenot for full measures of happiness and success in
15all of his endeavors.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 25 Original 2024 Regular Session Romero
Commends Cameron Fontenot on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
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