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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 86
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes May 7, 2013, as Louisiana Chemical
Industry Day
A RESOLUTION1
To designate Tuesday, May 7, 2013, as Louisiana Chemical Industry Day.2
WHEREAS, nature endowed Louisiana with gifts that provided the springboard for3
major industry which has brought great benefits to the people of the state; and4
WHEREAS, these gifts include abundant oil and natural gas, salt dome caverns,5
sulfur deposits, fresh water, and access to oceans of the world through the Calcasieu Basin6
and Mississippi River; and7
WHEREAS, the petrochemical industry that has grown up around these natural8
amenities has become one of Louisiana's greatest assets; and9
WHEREAS, the Louisiana chemical industry acknowledges that it depends upon10
Louisiana and its residents for its resources, a well-trained workforce, and a strong business11
climate; and12
WHEREAS, this industry provides the most direct jobs in Louisiana's manufacturing13
sector, employing nearly twenty-seven thousand Louisiana citizens in fifty-three of the14
state's sixty-four parishes, and tens of thousands more employees in hundreds of businesses15
that support the industry; and16
WHEREAS, an additional one hundred forty thousand jobs are generated indirectly17
by chemical industry activity in Louisiana, and the Louisiana chemical industry produces18
nearly fifty-eight billion dollars in products annually, the third highest total in the nation; and19
WHEREAS, Louisiana exports over eight billion dollars in chemical products20
annually to other parts of the world; and21 HLS 13RS-2621 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, chemical industry wages in Louisiana are forty-seven percent higher1
than the average manufacturing wages in Louisiana; and2
WHEREAS, the industry contributes more than one billion dollars annually to state3
and local coffers through direct tax payments and through household earnings generated by4
the Louisiana chemical industry; and5
WHEREAS, almost nine billion dollars of total direct employee earnings are6
generated by local chemical companies; and7
WHEREAS, Louisianians' lives are enhanced and improved every day by chemical8
products produced in Louisiana, ranging from fire-resistant foam used in bedding and the9
chair on which we sit to the nitrogen in bags that give potato chips a longer shelf life, to golf10
clubs, to hard hats, to bulletproof vests, to contact lenses, to pacemakers, and to thousands11
more consumer products; and12
WHEREAS, the Louisiana chemical industry is more than just a group of companies13
and is comprised of a collection of people who want the same things their neighbors want:14
safe and clean communities with vibrant neighborhoods, good schools, and a strong15
economy; and16
WHEREAS, the Louisiana chemical industry is essential to the state's economic17
growth and to its economic development.18
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the19
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize the essential role the chemical industry plays20
in Louisiana's economic development and does hereby proclaim Tuesday, May 7, 2013, as21
Louisiana Chemical Industry Day.22
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted23
to the Louisiana Chemical Association.24
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)]
St. Germain HR No. 86
Recognizes Tues., May 7, 2013, as Louisiana Chemical Industry Day.