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Senators welcome Southern University System visitors on 'SU Day at the Capitol'

Senate · March 31, 2026

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Senators welcomed leaders, chancellors, board members and student groups from the Southern University System for 'SU Day at the Capitol,' highlighting institutional history, visiting delegates and athletic and academic achievements.

Members of the Louisiana Senate used personal-privilege remarks to welcome visiting delegations from the Southern University System for "SU Day at the Capitol." The speaker introduced presidents, chancellors, board members and student leaders from system campuses and thanked them for visiting the capitol.

The senator leading the recognition noted the system's founding in 1880, campus moves and connections to Baton Rouge, and introduced named guests including a president and chancellors from multiple campuses. He pointedly congratulated the SU women's basketball team for recent tournament success and cited a reported 100 percent graduation rate for the women's basketball program over the last eight years.

"Today is SU day at the Capitol," the senator said, welcoming the visitors and thanking them for attending. The chamber gave members of the Southern University delegation a formal recognition during the session's opening business.

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