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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 96
BY SENATOR ALARIO AND REPRESENTATIVES KLECKLEY AND LEGER
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Rachel Elizabeth Schultz upon being named the 76
th
Greater New Orleans Floral Trail Queen.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend and congratulate Rachel Elizabeth Schultz on her reign as the seventy-sixth2
Greater New Orleans Floral Trail Queen for 2012-2013.3
WHEREAS, in June of last year, Miss Rachel Elizabeth Schultz was crowned the4
Greater New Orleans Floral Trail Queen and has graciously represented her city and state5
during this time; and6
WHEREAS, Rachel, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darryl M. Schultz, is a regal7
legacy in that her mother, Lucy Vesich Schultz, also reigned in 1976-1977 as Queen of the8
Greater New Orleans Floral Trail; and9
WHEREAS, Rachel is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Vesich Jr.; her10
late grandfather, the Honorable Anthony Vesich Jr. was a member of the House of11
Representatives from 1953 until 1973 representing the New Orleans area and is well12
remembered by this body; and 13
WHEREAS, the Greater New Orleans Floral Trail has a colorful history that dates14
back to the 1930's when a federal grant was commissioned to beautify the vast landscapes15
of the city with the planting of an abundance of azaleas, camellias, palms, and crepe myrtles;16
and17
WHEREAS, today this arboreal wonder serpentines seventy-eight miles from the18 SCR NO. 96
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banks of the Mississippi River to the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, winding its way through1
Jefferson and Kenner; and2
WHEREAS, Rachel made her Floral Trail debut in 1999 as a princess of the court3
and followed as a demoiselle in two later courts; and4
WHEREAS, Miss Schultz was a graduate of Mount Carmel Academy with5
extracurricular activities that included Student Ambassador, Varsity Soccer, and Christian6
Life Community; she was the recipient of the Louisiana Young Hero Award, the Cox7
Communications Inspiration Award, the American Citizenship Award, the Helping Hands8
Award, and upon graduation, the Sister Mary Grace Danos O. Carm. Award for outstanding9
community service and a four-year scholarship from the Mid-South Division of the10
American Cancer Society; and11
WHEREAS, while at LSU she pledged Delta Gamma Sorority and continued to12
volunteer with organizations that included the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired,13
Kids Kicking Cancer, Inc., the Children's Leukemia League of New Orleans, and the14
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; and 15
WHEREAS, Miss Schultz is a recent spring graduate of Louisiana State University16
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology who plans to pursue graduate studies in17
Occupational Therapy; and18
WHEREAS, as queen, Rachel has represented the city of New Orleans at festivals19
throughout Louisiana, traveled thousands of miles, and she was invited to Washington, D.C.,20
to attend the annual Mardi Gras ball presented by the Mystik Krewe of Louisianians; and21
WHEREAS, Rachel provides inspiration for Louisiana's youth to set lofty goals and22
work tirelessly to achieve them; and23
WHEREAS, Rachel Elizabeth Schultz is to be congratulated for her many24
achievements and for the tremendous honor she imparts to her family, to the city of25
New Orleans, and to the state of Louisiana.26
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby27
commend and congratulate Rachel Elizabeth Schultz, the reigning seventy-sixth Greater28
New Orleans Floral Trail Queen for 2012-2013, for her many accomplishments and talents29
and does hereby extend its best wishes for continued success in her future endeavors.30 SCR NO. 96
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to1
Rachel Elizabeth Schultz.2
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Suzi Montague.
DIGEST
Alario SCR No. 96
Commends Rachel Elizabeth Schultz on being named the 76
th
Greater New Orleans Floral
Trail Queen for 2012-2013.