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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 42
BY SENATOR PERRY AND REPRESENTATI VE ORTEGO
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To designate the city of Scott as the Boudin Capital of the World.
WHEREAS, boudin, a delicacy of the Cajun culture, has long been made and sold
in the city of Scott; and
WHEREAS, there are numerous business establishments within the city of Scott
which sell boudin; and
WHEREAS, five of these business establishments within the city of Scott account
for the manufacture and sale of over one million three hundred thousand pounds of boudin
per year, and these stores employ approximately eighty-three employees; and
WHEREAS, sales of boudin in the city of Scott amount to approximately five million
dollars per year; and
WHEREAS, sales taxes generated from the sale of boudin result in substantial
financial income to the city of Scott; and
WHEREAS, the boudin prepared and sold in the city of Scott is the best-tasting
boudin in the state of Louisiana and the world; and
WHEREAS, due to the financial and cultural impact of boudin and the sale of boudin
on the city and citizens of Scott, the city of Scott is in the process of establishing an annual
boudin festival; and
WHEREAS, the city of Scott has long been known to its citizens and tourists as the
Boudin Capital of the World.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
designate the city of Scott as the Boudin Capital of the World.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
mayor of Scott.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES