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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 144
BY SENATOR PERRY
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the city of Abbeville on being named the state winner
in the Louisiana Garden Club Federation's Cleanest City Contest.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend the city of Abbeville on being named the state winner in the Louisiana Garden2
Club Federation's Cleanest City Contest.3
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend the city of Abbeville on being named state4
winner in the Cleanest City Contest, and for being such a great reflection on the state of5
Louisiana; and6
WHEREAS, in 1958, the Louisiana Garden Club Federation was first among7
members of the National Garden Clubs, Inc., to sponsor a statewide Cleanest City Contest;8
and 9
WHEREAS, the aim of the contest is to instill civic pride in the individual citizens10
and thus improve the appearance of towns and cities; and11
WHEREAS, each year the competition has become stronger, and the cities and towns12
have achieved higher and higher standards of cleanliness; and13
WHEREAS, each municipality that competes in the contest must be sponsored by14
a garden club; and15
WHEREAS, Abbeville has a garden club that is twenty members strong; and16
WHEREAS, in 2012, Abbeville was awarded the distinguished designation of17
Cleanest City by the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.; and18 SR NO. 144
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WHEREAS, it was a tremendous effort by everyone involved, which included a lot1
of volunteers, city workers, local Girl and Boy Scouts, the Abbeville Garden Club, the Keep2
Abbeville Beautiful initiative, the Cleanest City chairperson, Todd Travasos, the Vermilion3
Parish Sheriff, Mike Couvillion, the Abbeville Police Chief, Tony Hardy, the Vermilion4
Parish Police Jury, the mayor of Abbeville, Mark Piazza, the Abbeville city council Francis5
Touchet, Frank Plaisance, Brady Broussard Jr., Louis Joe Hardy and Wayne Landry, and a6
host of others.7
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana8
does hereby commend the city of Abbeville on being named state winner in the Cleanest9
City Contest, and for being such a great reflection on the state of Louisiana.10
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the11
Vermilion Parish Police Jury, the mayor of Abbeville, and the Abbeville Garden Club.12
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by James Benton.
DIGEST
Perry SR No. 144
Commends the city of Abbeville on being named state winner in the La. Garden Club
Federation's Cleanest City Contest, and for being such a great reflection on the state of La.