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Message from Senate
President Donald Hines:
 As
Louisiana Senate President, I am extremely proud of the
commitment of the members of the Senate to the America’s
Legislators Back to School Program. In 2004, the Louisiana
Legislature led the nation in the number of members
participating in the program, with the Senate having the
distinction of the strongest support of the program in the
nation.
Beyond the numbers, the program
is a win-win situation for students, educators and legislators.
It provides all of us in the Senate a wonderful opportunity to
meet personally with young constituents to answer questions,
share ideas, listen to concerns and impart a greater
understanding of the legislative process. At the same time, we
have a chance to see first hand what is happening in Louisiana
classrooms.
This school year, Louisiana will
once again join the national civic education effort with the
kick-off of the year-round program set for the week of September
18, 2006. We look forward to the opportunity to help our
students - our future leaders - to better understand what our
state government is all about and to learn a little something
ourselves.
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