SCR 39 — COMMENDATIONS: Commends and honors Dr. Paul Dean Coreil on the occasion of his retirement as Chancellor of Louisiana State University of Alexandria and to recognize his many accomplishments in higher education, public service, youth development, and the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.

SLS 26RS-2385 ORIGINAL Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.

39 BY SENATORS WOMACK, CLOUD, LUNEAU, MORRIS, REESE AND SEABAUGH AND REPRESENTATIVES BUTLER, CARRIER, DESHOTEL, DEWITT, FIRMENT, MIKE JOHNSON, TRAVIS JOHNSON, LARVADAIN, MCFARLAND, OWEN, RISER AND SCHAMERHORN COMMENDATIONS.A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend and honor Dr.

Commends and honors Dr.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend and honor Dr.

Paul Dean Coreil on the occasion of his retirement as Chancellor of Louisiana State University of Alexandria and to recognize his many accomplishments in higher education, public service, youth development, and the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.

Coreil's leadership helped establish LSUA as the fastest-growing Pageuniversity 1in ofLouisiana 3for SLSfour 26RS-2385consecutive ORIGINALyears SCRand NO.elevated the university to the fifth largest university in the state, while continuing to expand educational opportunity for students across Louisiana and beyond;

39 university in Louisiana for four consecutive years and elevatedWHEREAS,underhisleadership,LSUAreachedanotherall-timeenrollmentrecord theofseventhousandsevenhundredtwenty-eight universitystudents tointheSpring2026semester,further thedemonstratingthesustainedinstitutionalmomentumachievedduringhisadministration;and fifthPage largest1 universityof in3 theSCR state,NO. while continuing to expand educational opportunity for students across Louisiana and beyond;

and39 WHEREAS,underhisleadership,LSUAreachedanotherall-timeenrollmentrecordENROLLED ofseventhousandsevenhundredtwenty-eightstudentsintheSpring2026semester,further demonstratingthesustainedinstitutionalmomentumachievedduringhisadministration;and WHEREAS, Dr.

Coreil also advanced the development of a Health Education Campus designed to expand nursingand allied-health trainingintraining centralLouisiana,in central Louisiana, helping address critical workforce shortages in the region;

Coreil's most significant accomplishments in that role was his work in wetland resources, where he helped private landowners, industry, and Pagegovernment 2agencies ofimplement 3strategies SLSto 26RS-2385slow ORIGINALcoastal SCRland NO.loss and served as a trusted liaison in matters of environmental stewardship and public policy;

39 government agencies implement strategies to slow coastal land loss and served as a trusted liaison in matters of environmental stewardship and public policy;

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39 ENROLLED WHEREAS, Dr.

Paul Dean Coreil for his decadesof dedicatedleadershipdedicated leadership and service and extends best wishes to him in his retirement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copyofcopy of this Resolution be transmitted to Dr.

ThePRESIDENT originalOF instrumentTHE andSENATE theSPEAKER followingOF digest,THE whichHOUSE constitutesOF noREPRESENTATIVES partPage 3 of the3 legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate 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 SCR 39 Original 2026 Regular Session Womack Commends Dr.

Paul Dean Coreil on the occasion of his retirement as Chancellor of Louisiana State University of Alexandria.

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