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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 44
BY REPRESENTATIVE THIERRY
A RESOLUTION
To designate the town of Grand Coteau, Louisiana, as the Sweet Dough Pie Capital of the
state and to commend Grand Coteau for founding the town's annual Sweet Dough
Pie Festival.
WHEREAS, the town of Grand Coteau is unique in rural Louisiana for being on the
National Register of Historic Places, boasting of magnificent oak alleys, groves, and
gardens, as well as numerous architecturally significant Creole, French, Acadian, Anglo-
American, and Victorian houses, stores, and religious institutions; and
WHEREAS, the Grand Coteau Cultural Foundation was founded in 2012 to promote
awareness of Grand Coteau's unique culture, history, and spiritual foundation, and its
members chose to designate a festival in celebration of such cultural uniqueness by
spotlighting the locally popular delicacy, Sweet Dough Pie; and
WHEREAS, choosing as the nominal focus for recognition the sweet dough pie,
which is unique as a theme among the many established small-town festivals celebrated
throughout Louisiana, the Sweet Dough Pie Festival of Grand Coteau was first celebrated
in 2012 and features tours of some of the town's many architectural treasures, presentations
by guest speakers on its interesting history, local crafts and music, and of course, a sweet
dough pie contest; and
WHEREAS, enjoyed by over 1,800 festival-goers in its inaugural year and over
2,500 in its second, and raising thousands of dollars awarded as grants to local organizations
that enhance the quality of life and economic development of the beloved town, the festival
will be held for the third time on October 25, 2014; and
WHEREAS, it is the founders' hope that the Sweet Dough Pie Festival will give fun-
loving Louisianians and visitors to our convivial state yet another reason to pass a good time
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate the town of Grand Coteau, Louisiana, as the
Sweet Dough Pie Capital of the state and does hereby commend the town for establishing
the annual Sweet Dough Pie Festival.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the Grand Coteau Cultural Foundation.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES