SR 129 — CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Kathleen "Kathy" Sessums on the occasion of her passing.

SLS 26RS-3790 ORIGINAL Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

129 BY SENATOR EDMONDS CONDOLENCES.A RESOLUTION To express sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana to the family and friends of Kathleen "Kathy" Sessums upon the occasion of her passing.

Expresses sincereand heartfeltcondolencesto the familyand friends of Kathleen "Kathy" Sessums on the occasion of her passing.

A RESOLUTION To express sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana to the family and friends of Kathleen "Kathy" Sessums upon the occasion of her passing.

and WHEREAS, at thirteen she met the love of her life, John Thomas Sessums, whom she married in 1974, and soon after they welcomewelcomed twin boys beginning a life centered on love, family, and unwavering devotion;

and WHEREAS,uponearningthenecessaryeducation,shebecameanagencyaccountant for the Department of Health and Human Resources, now known as the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), and quicklyadvanced to various managerial positions across Pagethe 1state, ofundertaking 3a SLSmultitude 26RS-3790of ORIGINALtasks, SRresponsibilities, NO.and challenges;

129 the state, undertaking a multitude of tasks, responsibilities, and challenges;

and WHEREAS, under her leadership, LaGov became a massive, multi-year initiative resultingintheimplementationofastatewideinformationsystemthatintegratesaccounting,Page finance,1 budgeting, procurement, staff training, payroll, inventory control, capital projects, travel management, and grant services, those of which3 KathySR hadNO. a keen understanding of detail and how they all worked together;

129 ENROLLED resultingintheimplementationofastatewideinformationsystemthatintegratesaccounting, finance, budgeting, procurement, staff training, payroll, inventory control, capital projects, travel management, and grant services, those of which Kathy had a keen understanding of detail and how they all worked together;

her twin sons and daughter-in-laws, Brady (Cinclare) Sessums, Casey (Rebecca) PageSessums;andfourgrandchildren,ElizabethSessums,JohnBrady"JB"SessumsJr.,Marcelle 2Sessums, ofand 3Thomas SLSSessums; 26RS-3790 ORIGINAL SR NO.

129and Sessums;andfourgrandchildren,ElizabethSessums,JohnBrady"JB"SessumsJr.,MarcelleWHEREAS, Sessums,Kathyshall andberememberedas Thomasa Sessums;visionarywho helped modernize state operations through LaGov, leaving a lasting impact on Louisiana's state agencies, as the cornerstone of Louisiana's statewide operations;

and WHEREAS, Kathyshall be rememberedas a visionarywho helped modernize state operations through LaGov, leaving a lasting impact on Louisiana's state agencies, as the cornerstone of Louisiana's statewide operations;

THEREFORE,Page BE2 IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the3 LegislatureSR ofNO. Louisiana does herebyexpress sincere and heartfeltcondolencesto the familyand friends of Kathleen "Kathy" Sessums on the occasion of her passing and does extend enduring appreciation for the tremendous pride and honor that her memories will forever bring to the state of Louisiana.

129 ENROLLED THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does herebyexpress sincereand heartfeltcondolencesto the familyand friends of Kathleen "Kathy" Sessums on the occasion of her passing and does extend enduring appreciation for the tremendous pride and honor that her memories will forever bring to the state of Louisiana.

ThePRESIDENT originalOF instrumentTHE andSENATE thePage following3 digest, which constitutes no part 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 SR 129 Original 2026 Regular Session Edmonds Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the familyand friends of Kathleen "Kathy" Sessums on the occasion of her passing.

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