SR 24 — COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and celebrates the 2026 Bright Lights Awards Honorees.

SLS 26RS-712 ORIGINAL Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

24 BY SENATOR STINE COMMENDATIONS.A RESOLUTION To commend the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and to recognize and celebrate the 2026 Bright Lights Awards Honorees for their outstanding contribution to the cultural and educational fabric of Louisiana.

Commends the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and celebrates the 2026 Bright Lights Awards Honorees.

A RESOLUTION To commend the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and to recognize and celebrate the 2026 Bright Lights Awards Honorees for their outstanding contribution to the cultural and educational fabric of Louisiana.

•MichaelDoucet,recipientoftheHumanistoftheYearaward,inrecognition Pageof 1his ofextraordinary 3contributions SLSto 26RS-712Cajun ORIGINALmusic, SRlanguage, NO.and culture as the founder of the internationally acclaimed band BeauSoleil;

24 of his extraordinary contributions to Cajun music, language, and culture as the founder of the internationally acclaimed band BeauSoleil;

•Page Kevin1 Rabalais, named Documentary Photographer of the2 Year,SR forNO. his extensive body of work documenting the everyday lives, traditions, and landscapes of Louisiana;

24 ENROLLED • Kevin Rabalais, named Documentary Photographer of the Year, for his extensive body of work documenting the everyday lives, traditions, and landscapes of Louisiana;

and •The Historic New Orleans Collection, honored for Museum Exhibition of the Year for Captive State, Louisiana and the Making of Mass Incarceration, an exhibition that brought to life the historical connections between slaveryandslavery and mass incarceration;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities for its invaluable Pagecontributions 2to education, culture, and public lifeandcongratulatesthe2026 Bright Lights Awards Honorees for their inspiring work, affirming the continued importance of 3humanities-based SLSlearning 26RS-712and ORIGINALcultural SRpreservation NO.in shaping Louisiana's future.

24PRESIDENT contributionsOF toTHE education,SENATE culture,Page and2 public life and congratulates the2026Bright Lights Awards Honorees for their inspiring work, affirming the continued importance of humanities-based2 learning and cultural preservation in shaping Louisiana's future.

The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SR 24 Original 2026 Regular Session Stine CommendstheLouisianaEndowmentfortheHumanitiesandrecognizesandcelebratesthe Bright Lights Awards Honorees.

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