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2026 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 62
BY REPRESENTATIVE WALTERS
A RESOLUTION
To commend Michael B. Jordan for receiving the 2026 Academy Award for best actor and
to celebrate his Louisiana roots.
WHEREAS, it is most fitting to recognize Michael B. Jordan for his Louisiana roots
and to commend him for receiving the 2026 Academy Award for best actor; and
WHEREAS, Michael B. Jordan was born on February 9, 1987, in Santa Ana,
California, to Michael A. Jordan and Donna Jordan; his father's family is from Shreveport,
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jordan grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and graduated from
Newark Arts High School in 2005; as a child, he worked as a model and began acting in
1999; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jordan is recognized for his refined and compelling
characterizations and for his frequent collaborations with director Ryan Coogler; he gained
notoriety as an actor following his critically-acclaimed portrayal of Oscar Grant in the 2013
film Fruitvale Station; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jordan rekindled his star status by portraying Adonis Creed in the
2015 film Creed; he received praise for his performance as the villain Erik Killmonger in
the 2018 film Black Panther; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jordan made his directorial debut in 2023 with the film Creed III
and earned widespread acclaim for his work; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Jordan reunited with Coogler to star in the 2025 film Sinners, a
supernatural horror thriller set in Clarksdale, Mississippi, during the Jim Crow era; he
received widespread praise for his performance and won his first Academy Award for best
actor; and
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WHEREAS, Michael B. Jordan is the sixth black man to win best actor at the
Academy Awards, joining Will Smith, Forest Whitaker, Jamie Foxx, Denzel Washington,
and Sidney Poitier, and he is most deserving of the highest recognition for his achievement.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Michael B. Jordan for receiving the 2026
Academy Award for best actor; does hereby celebrate his Louisiana roots; and does hereby
extend sincere wishes that he remain prosperous in all of his endeavors.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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