General Circular No. 001280

To: Heads of State Agencies and Human Resource

Directors

Subject: Proclamation For Memorial Day

Issue Date: April 15, 1997

There is quoted below for your information and guidance a

proclamation issued on April 11, 1997 by the Honorable M. J.

"Mike" Foster, Jr., Governor of Louisiana.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

BATON ROUGE

PROCLAMATION NO. 48 MJF 97

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LEGAL HOLIDAY - MEMORIAL DAY

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WHEREAS, the last Monday in May has been federally

established as the day to celebrate Memorial Day;

and

WHEREAS, R.S. 1:55(B)(2) directs that National Memorial Day

shall be annually proclaimed as a legal holiday and

a day of rest in the State of Louisiana;

NOW THEREFORE I, M. J. "MIKE" FOSTER, JR., Governor of

the State of

Louisiana, by virtue of the Constitution and laws

of the State of Louisiana, do hereby order and

direct as follows:

SECTION 1: Monday, May 26, 1997, is declared a legal holiday

in the State of Louisiana and shall be observed as

a day of rest.

SECTION 2: Insofar as practicable, the appointing authorities

and/or heads of all institutions, offices and

departments of the state (hereafter "appointing

authority") shall permit the officers and employees

under their control to observe Monday, May 26,

1997, as a day of rest. Nonetheless, an appointing

authority shall have discretion to require said

officers or employees to work on the holidays when,

in the appointing authority's judgement, it is

required for the efficient administration of a

state facility, the operation of which is necessary

and indispensable to the citizens of this state.

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 11th day of

April, 1997.

s/M. J. "MIKE" FOSTER,

JR.

Governor of Louisiana

ATTEST BY

THE GOVERNOR

s/ Fox McKeithen

Secretary of State

Sincerely,

Allen H. Reynolds

Director