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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 215
BY REPRESENTATIVES BURRELL, ABRAMSON, ANDERS, ARMES, ARNOLD,
AUBERT, AUSTIN BADON, BOBBY BADON, BALDONE, BARRAS,
BARROW, BILLIOT, BROSSETT, BURFORD, HENRY BURNS, TIM BURNS,
CARMODY, CARTER, CHAMPAGNE, CHANDLER, CHANEY, CONNICK,
CORTEZ, CROMER, DANAHAY, DIXON, DOERGE, DOVE, DOWNS,
EDWARDS, ELLINGTON, FANNIN, FOIL, FRANKLIN, GALLOT, GEYMANN,
GISCLAIR, GREENE, GUILLORY, GUINN, HARDY, HARRISON, HAZEL,
HENDERSON, HENRY, HILL, HINES, HOFFMANN, HOWARD, HUTTER,
GIROD JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON, JOHNSON, ROSALIND JONES, SAM
JONES, KATZ, KLECKLEY, LABRUZZO, LAFONTA, LAMBERT, LANDRY,
LEBAS, LEGER, LIGI, LITTLE, LOPINTO, LORUSSO, MCVEA, MILLS,
MONICA, MONTOUCET, MORRIS, NORTON, NOWLIN, PEARSON, PERRY,
PONTI, POPE, PUGH, RICHARD, RICHARDSON, RICHMOND, RITCHIE,
ROBIDEAUX, ROY, SCHRODER, SIMON, SMILEY, GARY SMITH, JANE
SMITH, PATRICIA SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, STIAES, TALBOT, TEMPLET,
THIBAUT, THIERRY, TUCKER, WADDELL, WHITE, WILLIAMS,
WILLMOTT, AND WOOTON AND SENATORS ADLEY, ALARIO, AMEDEE,
APPEL, BROOME, CHABERT, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CLAITOR, CROWE,
DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N.
GAUTREAUX, GUILLORY, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, JACKSON, KOSTELKA,
LAFLEUR, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MCPHERSON, MICHOT,
MORRELL, MORRISH, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, PETERSON, QUI NN,
RISER, SHAW, SMITH, THOMPSON, AND WALSWORTH
FUNDS/FUNDING: Memorializes congress to direct available federal funding for the
purpose of enhancing the monetary and workforce value at the General
Motors/Motors Liquidation Assembly Facility
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to direct2
available federal funding and resources for the purpose of enhancing the monetary3
and workforce values to investors or manufacturers who may be interested in4
utilizing the existing facilities and workforce at the General Motors/Motors5
Liquidation Assembly Facility.6
WHEREAS, General Motors (GM), also known as Motors Liquidation, has7
announced its intent to cease production at the Shreveport, Louisiana General Motors/Motors8
Liquidation assembly facility; and9 HLS 10RS-3972 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, the Shreveport GM facility began its operation in Caddo Parish in1
August 1981 employing more than three thousand employees; and2
WHEREAS, the GM facility has proven itself to be a major contributor to Caddo and3
surrounding parishes as the second largest taxpayer and at one time, the largest employer in4
the parish; and5
WHEREAS, due to the recent downturn in the economy and financial problems in6
General Motors Corporation currently, the workforce has been drastically reduced to7
approximately eight hundred employees; and 8
WHEREAS, the Shreveport GM facility has made economic contributions to the city9
of Shreveport, the surrounding parishes, and the state for over thirty years; and10
WHEREAS, most currently in 2009, GM had an annual payroll of forty-five million11
dollars, four million one hundred thousand dollars in property taxes, and over eighty12
thousand dollars in charitable contributions; and13
WHEREAS, these contributions have been a vital contributing factor to the economic14
well-being and existence for the city of Shreveport, surrounding parishes, and the state of15
Louisiana; and16
WHEREAS, the assembly facility is one of the most modern and versatile17
automotive production facilities in the domestic automotive industry due, in part, to the18
facility's approximately three million square feet of assembly space under roof, an on-site19
metal stamping plant, and electric power plant; and20
WHEREAS, the facility is served by a fully functional supplier network of fourteen21
supplier facilities; and22
WHEREAS, the facility is in close proximity to three major area airports (Dallas,23
Houston, and Shreveport), railroad and interstate highway systems in good working order,24
and a navigable inland industrial port facility with access to the world market; and 25
WHEREAS, the facility currently employs a highly trained workforce that has been26
recognized many times in the last three decades for its efficiency and production skills by27
the GM Corporation; and28 HLS 10RS-3972 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, a pool of residents in the immediate area, in addition to the currently1
employed workforce, have prior manufacturing experience and training; and2
WHEREAS, the economic consequences of the loss of this facility will negatively3
impact the citizens and the city of Shreveport, the surrounding area, and the state of4
Louisiana on many levels.5
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana hereby6
memorializes the president of the United States, the Louisiana congressional delegation, and7
the Congress of the United States of America to use any and all powers vested in the8
president and the United States Congress to direct any available funding from federal9
resources for the purpose of enhancing the existing and potential monetary and workforce10
values to investors or manufacturers who may be interested in utilizing the existing facilities11
and workforce at the General Motors Liquidation Assembly Facility.12
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the13
presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Congress of the14
United States of America and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.15
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Burrell HCR No. 215
Memorializes the U.S. Congress to take necessary actions to direct available federal funding
for the purpose of enhancing the monetary and workforce values to investors or
manufacturers who may be interested in utilizing the existing facilities and workforce at the
General Motors/Motors Liquidation Assembly Facility.