HLS 25RS-1114 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 19
BY REPRESENTATIVE FREEMAN
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Tulane University for its vital research and educational
contributions to the state of Louisiana
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Tulane University for its vital research and educational contributions to the
3 state of Louisiana.
4 WHEREAS, Tulane University is one of the country's leading research and
5educational institutions, the ninth-oldest private university in the prestigious Association of
6American Universities, and home to the nation's oldest school of public health, the
7twelfth-oldest law school, the fifteenth-oldest medical school, and one of only seven
8federally funded National Primate Research Centers in the country; and
9 WHEREAS, Tulane faculty are regularly engaged in groundbreaking scholarship and
10lifesaving research that is critically important to national defense and to the health of
11military personnel and first-responders, including traumatic brain injury studies, research
12into protection from bioweapons, tropical diseases, and other threats to our deployed military
13personnel; and
14 WHEREAS, many Tulane researchers and doctors have a particular focus on children
15and pregnant women, including studying and treating childhood respiratory conditions,
16pediatric HIV, childhood auditory processing disorders, and neurodevelopmental conditions
17in children; and
18 WHEREAS, Tulane brings hundreds of millions of dollars each year in external
19funding to Louisiana and is a leader in the study of infectious disease, cancer, aging, brain
20health, and many other fields including preserving and protecting Louisiana's coast and
21preparing the next generation of energy leaders through its renowned Energy Institute; and
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1 WHEREAS, Tulane's research-focused mission touches every segment of
2communities throughout Louisiana, supporting more than thirty thousand jobs statewide and
3generating $88.2 million in state tax revenue each year, and has a $5.2 billion overall annual
4economic impact to our state; and
5 WHEREAS, Tulane has embarked on a once-in-a-generation expansion of its
6downtown campus that will be anchored by the revitalization of the Charity Hospital
7building and the repurposing of the Tulane Medical Center building; and
8 WHEREAS, these efforts will transform the downtown campus into a thriving center
9of cutting-edge research and innovation that will create thousands of jobs while reimagining
10Louisiana as a healthcare destination and a hub for discovery in the biosciences; and
11 WHEREAS, Tulane has launched numerous initiatives to keep the best and brightest
12Louisiana high school students in-state, including the Louisiana Promise Program which
13meets the full financial need of attending Tulane for Louisiana students whose families make
14less than $100,000 per year; and
15 WHEREAS, these initiatives complement such efforts as the Legislative Scholars
16Program and the Mayoral Scholars programs which provide scholarships for Louisiana
17students and which Tulane has recently expanded; the enrollment of Louisiana students
18attending Tulane has steadily increased, and a growing percentage of Tulane alumni are
19staying in Louisiana after graduation.
20 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
21Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Tulane University for its vital research and
22educational contributions to the state of Louisiana and does hereby extend enduring
23appreciation to the university for its efforts to educate and improve the lives of Louisianians
24through cutting-edge scholarship, research, and healthcare.
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 19 Original 2025 Regular Session Freeman
Commends Tulane University for its vital research and educational contributions to the state
of La.
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