MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2006 1st Extraordinary Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) Little, Gollott, Gordon, Dawkins, Kirby, Ross, Browning, Chaney, Frazier, Butler, Burton, Moffatt, Cuevas, Pickering
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE AUGUST 29, 2006, AS "KATRINA DAY OF REMEMBRANCE" IN MISSISSIPPI IN HONOR OF THE VICTIMS OF THIS MOST DESTRUCTIVE STORM AND AS A STATEWIDE EXPRESSION OF FAITH AND HOPE.
WHEREAS, on Monday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, originally designated a Category Four Hurricane, crashed with unrelenting and violent force onto the entire Mississippi Gulf Coast, making landfall at or around Waveland, Mississippi. In one day, the worst natural disaster in our state's history struck us a grievous blow, leaving a 90-mile swath of destruction along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and causing severe damage throughout Central and North Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Mississippi hereby recognizes that the events of August 29, 2005, and the days following, when Hurricane Katrina struck Mississippi a deadly blow and so many in Mississippi lost their lives, are among the most historic in the entire history of Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature further recognizes that it is appropriate for the State of Mississippi to commemorate this tragic event and to memorialize the hundreds of citizens who lost their lives:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That August 29, 2006, is hereby designated as "Katrina Day of Remembrance" in Mississippi in honor of the victims of this most destructive storm and to bring awareness of the destruction caused by hurricanes, and calls upon the citizens of Mississippi to join each other and the entire community that is linked by the Gulf of Mexico in a unified expression of faith and hope.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be forwarded to the boards of supervisors of the counties impacted by Hurricane Katrina; the city councils of the municipalities impacted by Hurricane Katrina; the school boards of the school districts impacted by Hurricane Katrina; any governmental, church or other faith-based entity impacted by Hurricane Katrina; The Sun Herald; and be made available to the members of the Capitol Press Corps.