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Regular Session, 2011 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 16
BY SENATOR CHAISSON
A RESOLUTION
To recognize May 4, 2011, as "Louisiana Chemical Industry Day".
WHEREAS, nature endowed Louisiana with gifts that provided the springboard for
major industry and that has brought great benefit to the people of this state; and
WHEREAS, these gifts include abundant oil and natural gas, salt dome caverns,
sulfur deposits, fresh water, and access to the oceans of the world through the Calcasieu
Basin and the Mississippi River; and
WHEREAS, the petrochemical industry that has grown around these natural
amenities has become one of Louisiana's greatest assets; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana chemical industry acknowledges that it depends on
Louisiana and its residents for its resources, a well-trained workforce, and a strong business
climate; and
WHEREAS, this industry provides direct jobs for more than twenty-two thousand
Louisianians and tens of thousands more in hundreds of businesses that support the industry;
and
WHEREAS, Louisiana is the nation's third largest chemical producer, the largest
producer of agricultural chemicals, and the second largest producer of organic and inorganic
chemicals; and
WHEREAS, the industry contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to state and
local coffers through direct tax payments and through household earnings generated by the
Louisiana chemical industry; and
WHEREAS, Louisianians' lives are enhanced and improved every day by chemical
products produced in Louisiana, ranging from fire resistant foam used in our beds and chairs
in which we sit; to the nitrogen in bags that give potato chips a longer shelf life; to golf
clubs; to hard hats; to bullet proof vests; to contact lenses; to pacemakers; and to thousands
more consumer products; and SR NO. 16 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, the Louisiana chemical industry is a group of companies that also
comprise a collection of people who want the same things their neighbors want - safe and
clean communities with vibrant neighborhoods, good schools, and a strong economy; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana chemical companies, their employees, vendors, and suppliers
follow the example of generosity set by Louisianians by donating approximately one-third
of all monies raised by the United Way in Louisiana - more than any other business sector;
and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana chemical industry is essential to the state's economic
growth and to its economic development.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize May 4, 2011, as "Louisiana Chemical Industry Day".
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana Chemical Association.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE