Whereas Little League Baseball was founded in 1939 and the first Little League World Series tournament was played in 1947; Whereas Little League Baseball is the world’s largest youth sports program with nearly 200,000 teams in more than 80 countries and all 50 States; Whereas Little League Baseball affords children around the world a competitive arena that instills the principles of sportsmanship, camaraderie, and teamwork; Whereas the Eastbank All-Stars team was founded in River Ridge, Louisiana, and includes a roster of young men from the Greater New Orleans area; Whereas the Eastbank All-Stars displayed skill, competitiveness, and determination throughout their entire season and the Little League World Series tournament; Whereas the Eastbank All-Stars advanced to the Little League World Series by winning the State of Louisiana and the Southwest Regional Championships; Whereas the Eastbank All-Stars, representing the State of Louisiana and the Southwest Region, became the first team ever to lose the first game of the Little League World Series, and then go on to win the Little League World Series Championship; Whereas, on August 25, 2019, in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the Eastbank All-Stars from River Ridge, Louisiana, the United States Champions representing the Southwest Region, defeated the International Bracket Champions in the 73rd Little League Baseball World Series Championship; Whereas the Eastbank All-Stars’ 8–0 shutout victory was the first Little League World Series Championship in the organization’s history; Whereas the Eastbank All-Stars became the first team from the State of Louisiana to ever win the United States Championship game and the World Series Championship game