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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 130
BY SENATOR PERRY
A RESOLUTION
To commend Gerald P. Breaux for more than thirty years of service with the Lafayette
Convention and Visitors Commission and to congratulate him upon the occasion of
his retirement.
WHEREAS, Gerald P. Breaux has served as the executive director of the Lafayette
Convention and Visitors Commission since 1981; and
WHEREAS, he is a graduate of Northside High School and the University of
Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette; and
WHEREAS, he is active within the Lafayette community and serves on several civic
boards and commissions, including as a member of the board of directors of the Downtown
Lafayette Unlimited, a member of the Louisiana Tourist Development Commission, and a
founding board member of Festival International de Louisiane; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Breaux has been a member of the Louisiana Travel Promotion
Association since 1981, serving on its board of directors, as well as serving as its president
and chairman of the board; and
WHEREAS, he has been a member of the Society of American Travel Writers since
1993, holding several offices within that organization, including treasurer, chairman of the
membership directory sales committee, and on the board of directors; and
WHEREAS, he has received numerous awards and accolades, including the
Lafayette Jaycees Distinguished Service Award and the Society of American Travel Writers
Blake-Whiddon Award, which is the central state chapter's most prestigious award honoring
an associate member who has accomplished outstanding achievements; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Breaux was a graduate of the International Association of
Convention & Visitor Bureaus Certified Destination Management Executive Program in
1999 and became a fellow in 2000; and SR NO. 130 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, in 2008, he was instrumental in creating Cajun Zydeco as a new
category for the Grammy Awards; and
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Gerald P. Breaux, the Lafayette Convention and
Visitors Commission became the first tourist commission to be awarded accreditation from
the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program; and
WHEREAS, completion of the Cajundome and Convention Center occurred, and an
increase in the number of hotel rooms in the Lafayette area increased by several thousand,
during Mr. Breaux's administration; and
WHEREAS, several awards were bestowed upon the Lafayette Convention and
Visitors Commission under the direction of Mr. Breaux, including the Louey Award for
Bureau of the Year in 2010, and the Shining Example Award from the Southeast Tourism
Society in 1989 and 1992; and
WHEREAS, during his administration, Lafayette was named the Tastiest Town of
the South by Southern Living magazine, and the Best Food City by Rand McNally Best of
the Road® Rally; and
WHEREAS, under the direction of Mr. Breaux, the budget of the Lafayette
Convention and Visitors Commission grew from under three hundred thousand dollars to
more than three million dollars and it hosted the annual meetings of the Society of American
Travel Writers Canadian chapter, the Atlantic-Caribbean chapter, the Central States chapter
on two occasions, the Western chapter, and the Freelance Council; and
WHEREAS, the vitality of the city of Lafayette, Acadiana, and the state of Louisiana
depend in great measure upon the tireless dedication and service of people like Gerald P.
Breaux; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Breaux will remain an inspiration to his fellow citizens for the vital
contributions he has made in his long career as executive director of the Lafayette
Convention and Visitors Commission, and he merits the highest commendation and most
sincere congratulations for his tireless promotion of the city of Lafayette, Acadiana, and the
state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Gerald P. Breaux for more than thirty years of service with the SR NO. 130 ENROLLED
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Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission and for his many significant achievements,
recognize and record for posterity the deep and abiding appreciation of his fellow citizens
for his dedication to the city of Lafayette and the state of Louisiana, and extend to him best
wishes for continued success in all of his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Gerald P. Breaux.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE