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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 168
BY SENATOR CROWE
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request Louisiana Recovery Authority to reimburse the extraordinary expenses
incurred by Daybrook Fisheries, Inc., related to its clean-up and recovery in the
aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
WHEREAS, Daybrook Fisheries, Inc., of Empire, Louisiana, is one of lower
Plaquemines Parish's largest manufacturers, as well as an important corporate citizen; and
WHEREAS, while hurricanes Katrina and Rita severely damaged Daybrook's
facilities and destroyed the surrounding communities and infrastructure, Daybrook
immediately began the process of caring for its employees, cleaning up debris and rebuilding
its facilities; and
WHEREAS, since 2005, Daybrook has reinvested over fifty million dollars in
rebuilding its operations; and
WHEREAS, Daybrook has tripled its pre-Katrina employment and has an annual
payroll exceeding ten million dollars; and
WHEREAS, as a result of damages directly related to hurricanes Katrina and Rita,
Daybrook has incurred over seventeen million dollars in uninsured losses and over twelve
million dollars in uninsured lost revenue.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby urge and request Louisiana Recovery Authority to reimburse the extraordinary
expenses incurred by Daybrook Fisheries, Inc., related to its clean-up and recovery in the
aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Robin Keegan, executive director of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, and Gregory F. Holt,
president and chief executive officer of Daybrook Industries, Inc.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE