HLS 25RS-113 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 13
BY REPRESENTATIVE ILLG
ATHLETICS: Requests that the Southeastern Conference schedule LSU football games
after 6:00 p.m. in September for health and safety reasons related to the heat during
day games
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To urge and request the Southeastern Conference to schedule football games at Louisiana
3 State University after six o'clock in the evening during the month of September for
4 health and safety reasons related to the heat during day games.
5 WHEREAS, in Louisiana, the heat index is often above one hundred degrees in the
6month of September; and
7 WHEREAS, local news outlets reported that there were dozens of heat-related
8medical incidents in and around Tiger Stadium at a day game in September of 2024; and
9 WHEREAS, due to the often extreme heat of September in this state and in the
10interest of protecting the health and safety of players, coaches, staff, and fans, it is
11appropriate that the Southeastern Conference take measures necessary to schedule
12September football games in the evening.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
14urge and request the Southeastern Conference to schedule football games at Louisiana State
15University after six o'clock in the evening during the month of September.
16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
17commissioner of the Southeastern Conference.
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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)]
HCR 13 Original 2025 Regular Session Illg
Requests that the Southeastern Conference schedule football games at LSU after 6:00 pm
during Sept. for health and safety reasons related to the heat during day games.
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