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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 39
BY REPRESENTATIVES MILLER, BERTHELOT, GAINES, LAMBERT, PRICE,
SCHEXNAYDER, AND WILLMOTT AND SENATORS GARY SMITH,
AMEDEE, AND BROWN
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend the River Region Caucus and its member parishes for their cooperative efforts
toward improving the quality of life in the river region.
WHEREAS, formed in 1998, the River Region Caucus (RRC) is comprised of the
governing bodies of Ascension, St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the RRC is to seek regional cooperation among the four
participating parishes on various issues and to work together as an alliance to solve common
problems; and
WHEREAS, because the region shares similar challenges and values and because the
parishes are a part of the same economic region, the caucus has several common collective
goals, including increasing awareness of the region's resources for state policy and
decisionmakers on issues related to levee protection, infrastructure improvements,
transportation and safety, traffic management, community development, environmental
planning, economic development, coastal erosion, and port facility improvements; and
WHEREAS, the members of the RRC realize there is value in working cooperatively
to maximize the region's image, services, and communities, improving the quality of life for
citizens through better communication, identifying and planning opportunities to promote
and advance the culture and interests of the river region, and educating the public and
statewide decisionmakers about the region; and
WHEREAS, the River Region Caucus merits a special measure of commendation for
its significant contributions toward meeting the needs of the citizens of Ascension,
St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes and for the pride and honor the RRC
brings to the river region and to the state of Louisiana. ENROLLEDHCR NO. 39
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend the River Region Caucus and its member parishes for their continuing efforts
toward improving the quality of life in the river region.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the president of each parish in the River Region Caucus.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE