General Circular No. 001205

To: Heads of State Agencies and Human Resource

Directors

Subject: Proclamation For Veterans Day

Issue Date: September 19, 1995

There is quoted below for your information and guidance a

proclamation issued on August 30, 1995 by the Honorable Edwin

W. Edwards, Governor of Louisiana.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

BATON ROUGE

P R O C L A M A T I O N

WHEREAS, Saturday, November 11, 1995 has been designated as

Veterans Day to honor all American Servicemen and

Servicewomen and that under the provisions of R.S.

1:55 of Louisiana said occasion has been designated

as a legal holiday to be observed by all

departments of state; and

WHEREAS, that in accord with R.S. 1:55(B)(4) said holiday

shall be celebrated and enjoyed by state employees

on the closest regularly scheduled work day

preceding this legal holiday, i.e. on Friday,

November 10, 1995;

NOW THEREFORE I, EDWIN W. EDWARDS, Governor of the State of

Louisiana, do

hereby proclaim that in accord with and subject to

the provisions of R.S. 1:55(B)(4) of Louisiana all

state employees shall have a holiday on Friday,

November 10, 1995. Further, I do hereby direct

that the heads of all institutions, offices and

departments of the State shall permit employees to

observe this holiday, except that provisions shall

be made for the efficient administration of all

facilities, the operation of which cannot be

dispensed with, in the discretion of the head of

the institution, office or department where such

conditions prevail.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have

hereunto set my hand officially

and caused to be affixed the

Great Seal of the State of

Louisiana, at the Capitol, in

the City of Baton Rouge on this

30th day of August, 1995.

s/__________Edwin Edwards

____

Governor of

Louisiana

ATTEST BY

THE GOVERNOR

s/ Fox McKeithen

Secretary of State

Sincerely,

Herbert L. Sumrall

Director