Page 1 of 2 Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 112 BY SENATOR BROOME A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON To commend La Musique de Louisianne Inc., (The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame) for its outstanding work and declare it the official honors and recognition organization and information resource for Louisiana's music, musicians and musical heritage. WHEREAS, the people of Louisiana are blessed with numerous musical cultures and an abundance of Louisiana musicians and songwriters from which many original and extraordinary genres and songs have evolved and from which many more will come; and WHEREAS, Louisiana has an abundance of the valued raw materials from which musical recordings can be developed for economic enhancement through music marketing, sales and distribution to the national and international markets; and WHEREAS, the business of music is a multibillion dollar industry in the United States and worldwide, and music is utilized by other industries including motion pictures, radio, television, live performance, advertising, Internet and others; and WHEREAS, songs are the material that is used daily in the performance of thousands of jobs by broadcasters, singers, musicians, entertainers, recorders, distributors, administrators, marketers, and producers of music content for recordings, advertising, live performances, motion pictures, digital files, Internet, mobile and other digital media; and WHEREAS, the music business also profoundly impacts advertising and many other industries helping to drive commerce through musical audio marketing and the promotion of multitudes of American and Louisiana products and services and Louisiana tourism; and WHEREAS, music is an important international export in various recorded media and as program content for traveling live performance entertainers; and WHEREAS, the art and the craft of music, the creation, production, marketing and publishing of music and songs stimulates commerce and the growth of the Louisiana music industry and related industries, and the economic well-being of Louisiana citizens and Louisiana artists and musicians that work and perform in these industries; and SCR NO. 112 ENROLLED Page 2 of 2 WHEREAS, efforts to preserve the music, musicians and musical heritage of Louisiana are, and have been promoted by a specific certified nonprofit organization by event and deed, by use of dissemination of information to all, and by use of digital and Internet technology extend this information to all people worldwide; and WHEREAS, this same organization has, and continues to, educate the world about the music, musicians and musical heritage of Louisiana in support of Louisiana's music industry and related industries, and the economic well-being of Louisiana citizens and Louisiana artists and musicians that work and perform in these industries; and WHEREAS, preservation of, and education about, Louisiana's music, musicians and musical heritage are two necessary steps in efforts to re-establish Louisiana's music industry that, in the twentieth century, dominated music worldwide; and WHEREAS, the legislature is proud to honor and recognize Louisiana certified nonprofit organizations that serve Louisiana and the global industry. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend, for its outstanding work, La Musique de Louisianne Inc., (The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame) and declares it as the official honors and recognition organization, and information resource, for and about Louisiana's music, musicians and musical heritage. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor of Louisiana and to the La Musique de Louisianne Inc. PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES