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