SR 21 — SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

SLS 26RS-774 ORIGINAL Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

21 BY SENATOR DUPLESSIS SPECIALA DAY/WEEK/MONTH.RESOLUTION To recognize Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Recognizes Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

A RESOLUTION To recognize Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Francis, an Xavier Universityof Louisiana graduate Pagewho 1went ofon 4to SLSintegrate 26RS-774Loyola ORIGINALUniversity SRNew NO.Orleans College of Law;

21 who went on to integrate Loyola University New Orleans College of Law;

Francis provided over fifty-eight years of service to Xavier Universityandforty-sevenaspresidentoftheuniversity,havingthedistinctionofbecoming one of the longest serving university presidents in the nation, and through his visionary leadership, unwaveringdedication, and commitment to transformingXaviertransforming Xavier into a national model of higher education, he pursued the university's mission by shaping generations of scholars, health professionals, and civic leaders and byexpandingaccess,fosteringgrowth,byexpanding access,fosteringgrowth, and advancing academic excellence for students across Louisiana and the nation;

DillardPage University1 continues its longstanding tradition of academicexcellenceand3 nationalcompetitiveness,withtheuniversity'snationallyrecognizedHondaCampusAll-StarSR ChallengeNO. team advancing, for the third consecutive year, to the 2025 National Championship Tournament in Los Angeles, a premier academic quiz competition that celebrates scholarship and teamwork.

21 ENROLLED Dillard University continues its longstanding tradition of academic excellenceand nationalcompetitiveness,withtheuniversity'snationallyrecognizedHondaCampusAll-Star Challenge team advancing, for the third consecutive year, to the 2025 National Championship Tournament in Los Angeles, a premier academic quiz competition that celebrates scholarship and teamwork.

Southern University Law Center continues to expand access to justice and experiential legal education through the construction of a new Clinical Legal Education PageBuilding, 2strengthening ofopportunities 4for SLSstudents 26RS-774while ORIGINALenhancing SRlegal NO.services for the Baton Rouge community;

21Southern Building,University strengtheningat opportunitiesNew forOrleans, studentscelebrating whileseventyyears enhancingof legalexcellence servicesand forservice to the BatonGreater RougeNew community;Orleans community, recently hosted the first-ever Egyptian-commissionedreplicaKingTutankhamunexhibitionatahistoricallyblackcollege or university and celebrated the SUNO Men's Basketball Team for capturing the 2026 HBCUAthleticConferenceTournamentChampionship,itsfirstconferencetitlesince2012;

Southern University atAgricultural NewResearch Orleans,and celebratingseventyyearsExtension ofCenter excellencecontinues and service to theadvance Greateragricultural Newinnovation Orleansand community,workforce recentlydevelopment hostedas the first-everonly Egyptian-commissionedreplicaKingTutankhamunexhibitionatahistoricallyblackcollegehistorically black college or university andselected celebratedas a site for the SUNOUnited Men'sStates BasketballDepartment Teamof forAgriculture's capturingPage the2 2026of HBCUAthleticConferenceTournamentChampionship,itsfirstconferencetitlesince2012;3 SR NO.

Southern21 UniversityENROLLED Agricultural Research and Extension Center continues to advance agricultural innovation and workforce development as the only historically black college or university selected as a site for the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service laboratory and also provides hands-on learning through programs such as its Viticulture and Enology research vineyard, and the VET Explore program preparing future veterinarians;

Francis and remains a national leader in preparing students for careers in health professions the universityuniversityranks ranks among the nation's leading producers of African-American undergraduates who go on to complete medical school,andisschool,andisoneofthetopproducersofAfrican-AmericanDoctorofPharmacygraduates, oneofthetopproducersofAfrican-AmericanDoctorofPharmacygraduates, and contributes significantly to the educational, cultural, and economic vitalityof the state of Louisiana;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana Pagedoes 3hereby ofrecognize 4Tuesday, SLSMarch 26RS-77417, ORIGINAL2026, SRas NO.Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day at the Louisiana State Capitol and does hereby acknowledge Louisiana's HBCUs for their invaluable contributions to our residents and state.

21PRESIDENT doesOF herebyTHE recognizeSENATE Tuesday,Page March3 17,of 2026,3 as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day at the Louisiana State Capitol and does hereby acknowledge Louisiana's HBCUs for their invaluable contributions to our residents and state.

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 21 Original 2026 Regular Session Duplessis Recognizes Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

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