2025 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3
BY SENATOR DUPLESSIS
A RESOLUTION
To commend and recognize Tulane University of Louisiana for its vital contributions to the
state of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the country's leading research
and educational institutions; it is 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 it is 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 bio-weapons, 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 coastlands and
preparing the next generation of energy leaders through its renowned Tulane Energy
Institute; and
WHEREAS, Tulane's research-focused mission touches every segment of
communities throughout Louisiana, supporting more than 30,000 jobs statewide and
generating $88.2 million in state tax revenue each year and has an overall annual economic
impact to our state of $5.2 billion; and
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WHEREAS, Tulane has embarked on a once-in-a-generation expansion of its
downtown campus to be anchored by the revitalization of the Charity Hospital building and
the re-purposing 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 creating thousands of jobs while re-imagining
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; and
WHEREAS, 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 Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize Tulane University of Louisiana as an invaluable part of our state for
its efforts to educate our citizens and improve the lives of all Louisianians through its
expanded scholarship program, ground-breaking research programs, and innovative
healthcare programs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
President Michael A. Fitts of Tulane University of Louisiana.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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