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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 67
BY SENATOR MORRISH
SENATE. Declares May 5, 2010, as "Louisiana Chemical Industry Day" in Louisiana.
A RESOLUTION1
To declare May 5, 2010, as "Louisiana Chemical Industry Day" in the state of Louisiana.2
WHEREAS, nature endowed Louisiana with gifts that provided the springboard for3
major industry and that has brought great benefit to the people of this state; and4
WHEREAS, these gifts include abundant oil and natural gas, salt dome caverns,5
sulfur deposits, fresh water, and access to the oceans of the world through the Calcasieu6
Basin and the Mississippi River; and7
WHEREAS, the petrochemical industry that has grown around these natural8
amenities has become one of Louisiana's greatest assets; and9
WHEREAS, the Louisiana chemical industry acknowledges that it depends on10
Louisiana and its residents for its resources, a well-trained workforce and a strong business11
climate; and12
WHEREAS, this industry provides direct jobs for more than twenty-two thousand13
Louisianians and tens of thousands more in hundreds of businesses that support the industry;14
and15
WHEREAS, an additional 101,749 jobs are generated indirectly by chemical industry16
activity in Louisiana; and17
WHEREAS, the Louisiana chemical industry produces nearly fifty billion dollars in18 SR NO. 67
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products annually, almost ten percent which is exported to the world through Louisiana1
ports; and2
WHEREAS, Louisiana is the nation's third largest chemical producer, the largest3
producer of agricultural chemicals, and the second largest producer of organic and inorganic4
chemicals; and5
WHEREAS, chemical industry wages in Louisiana are 51% higher than other6
manufacturing wages in Louisiana; and7
WHEREAS, the industry contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to state and8
local coffers through direct tax payments and through household earnings generated by the9
Louisiana chemical industry; and10
WHEREAS, Louisianians' lives are enhanced and improved every day by chemical11
products produced in Louisiana, ranging from fire resistant foam used in our beds and chairs12
in which we sit; to the nitrogen in bags that give potato chips a longer shelf life; to golf13
clubs; to hard hats; to bullet proof vests; to contact lenses; to pacemakers; and to thousands14
more consumer products; and15
WHEREAS, the Louisiana chemical industry is a group of companies that also16
comprise a collection of people who want the same things their neighbors want - safe and17
clean communities with vibrant neighborhoods, good schools, and a strong economy; and18
WHEREAS, the Louisiana chemical industry is essential to the state's economic19
growth and to its economic development.20
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana21
does hereby declare May 5, 2010, as "Louisiana Chemical Industry Day" in the state of22
Louisiana.23
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the24
Louisiana Chemical Association.25
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
Morrish SR No.
Designates May 5, 2010, as "Louisiana Chemical Industry Day" in Louisiana.