COMMENDATIONS: Commends Sophia Patout and Layla Porter on winning the Future Farmers of America building communities national championship award for their Coastal Restoration Heroes program

This resolution formally commends Sophia Patout and Layla Porter for winning a national Future Farmers of America award for their Coastal Restoration Heroes program. The two students from St. Amant High School led an initiative that planted over 6,000 native plants to stabilize shorelines and protect approximately 18 acres of salt marsh on West Grand Terre Island. The document recognizes their work in mobilizing student volunteers and partnering with restoration organizations to combat coastal land loss in Louisiana. This is a ceremonial acknowledgment rather than a law that changes policy or creates new requirements.