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LA HR370
Resolution
Status
Passed
6/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Denise Marcelle
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AI Summary
- Recognizes June 19, 2025, as an official day of celebration in Louisiana honoring Juneteenth
- Commemorates the date Union soldiers enforced the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, freeing all remaining enslaved people
- Notes that news of the Emancipation Proclamation (issued January 1, 1863) traveled slowly to southwestern states and did not reach parts of the Confederacy until months after the Civil War ended
- Commends Louisiana citizens for celebrating and commemorating African American history, culture, art, and achievement
Legislative Description
Recognizes June 19, 2025, as a day of celebration in Louisiana in honor of Juneteenth
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH
Last Action
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
6/13/2025
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