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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 55
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOLLIS
HISTORIC COMMEMORATI ON: Recognizes "Le Tour d'Iberville" as part of the
Lacombe Cultural Heritage Corridor
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To recognize "Le Tour d'Iberville" as part of the Lacombe Cultural Heritage Corridor.2
WHEREAS, upon the celebration in 2012 of the bicentennial of the statehood of3
Louisiana, it is appropriate to commemorate significant events in the history of the Pelican4
State; and5
WHEREAS, Louis XIV, monarch of France, commissioned Canadian hero Pierre Le6
Moyne Sieur d'Iberville to explore the south coast of North America, to locate the7
Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico, to explore the river and thus verify the French8
claim to the center of the continent through which the great river flowed, and to take9
possession of all the lands which it drained; and10
WHEREAS, in fulfillment of his mission, d'Iberville and his brother, Jean-Baptiste11
Sieur de Bienville, explored the Mississippi River; and12
WHEREAS, the brothers learned from the American Indians of a Manchac, or back13
entrance and short cut, through the Ascentia and Amite rivers and lakes Maurepas and14
Pontchartrain to their ships anchored off Ship Island; and15
WHEREAS, the explorer and founder of Louisiana, Pierre Le Moyne Sieur16
d'Iberville, and four Canadian coureurs des bois traversed this route in two canoes, and they17
made camp on Goose Point near the mouth of Bayou Lacombe on March 28, 1699; and18
WHEREAS, three hundred thirteen years later, on March 28, 2012, in19
commemoration of this memorable and historic event, the Lacombe Heritage Center and20 HLS 12RS-1638 ORIGINAL
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Lacombe Economic Area Development are recognizing "Le Tour d' Iberville" as part of the1
Lacombe Cultural Heritage Corridor.2
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby3
recognize "Le Tour d'Iberville" as part of the Lacombe Cultural Heritage Corridor and does4
hereby encourage the citizens of Louisiana, as they celebrate the bicentennial of Louisiana's5
statehood, to commemorate the singular place that "Le Tour d'Iberville" holds in the annals6
of the history of Lacombe and the state.7
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted8
to the coordinator of the Lacombe Heritage Center.9
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)]
Hollis HCR No. 55
Recognizes "Le Tour d'Iberville" as part of the Lacombe Cultural Heritage Corridor.