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2024 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 25
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROMERO
A RESOLUTION
To commend Cameron Fontenot on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
WHEREAS, it is most fitting to commend and celebrate Cameron Fontenot of Boy
Scouts of America Troop 29 on the memorable and historic occasion of his attainment of the
prestigious rank of Eagle Scout; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the Boy Scouts of America, founded on February 8,
1910, and chartered by the United States Congress in 1916, is to prepare young people to
make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the
Scout Oath and Law; and
WHEREAS, to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting, a Boy
Scout must fulfill all requirements of leadership, service, and outdoor skills and must earn
twenty-one badges which signify the mastery of Scouting skills including Citizenship in the
Community, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, and Citizenship in the
World; and
WHEREAS, Cameron faithfully embodies the twelve points of the Scout Law: he
is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave,
clean, and reverent; and
WHEREAS, presented with his Eagle Scout badge, Cameron Fontenot joins the ranks
of such esteemed and respected Eagle Scouts as the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, thirty-eighth
president of the United States; Captain James Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 space
flight; Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon; Stephen Spielberg, three-time
Academy Award winning director; and Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft; and
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WHEREAS, the legacy of the Boy Scouts is indeed a rich one, for it not only
includes a history of service and proud citizenship which spans more than a century, but also
includes the history of service and singular accomplishments of Cameron Fontenot, a young
man to be recognized and commended by future Eagle Scouts and his community for the
deep human values and genuine spirit of good fellowship that he inspires.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Cameron Fontenot on achieving the rank of
Eagle Scout; does hereby express utmost gratitude and respect for the exemplary strides he
has taken as a Scout and citizen; does hereby congratulate Cameron and the members and
leaders of Boy Scouts of America Troop 29 as they commemorate the significant event of
Mr. Fontenot's pledge of eternal loyalty to the code of the Eagle Scout; and does hereby
extend sincerest wishes to Cameron Fontenot for full measures of happiness and success in
all of his endeavors.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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