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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 126
BY SENATORS MORRELL, APPEL, CROWE, HEITMEIER, MURRAY AND
PETERSON
A RESOLUTION
To proclaim Tuesday, May 13, 2014, as New Orleans Day and to observe this special day
by "Celebrating the Crescent City".
WHEREAS, Louisiana is both nationally and internationally recognized as perhaps
the most unique state in the nation due to its variety of awe-inspiring natural and cultural
attractions and significant historical sites, and New Orleans plays a vital role in the
authenticity that Louisiana enjoys; and
WHEREAS, founded in 1718, New Orleans integrates two hundred ninety-six years
of vibrant history into its identity, and the Crescent City is worthy of its distinction as a
gateway to one of America's most unusual states, a state that holds a diverse cultural heritage
and singular historical legacy; and
WHEREAS, the city of New Orleans ranks fifth among popular travel destinations
in the USA and draws visitors from every corner of the world; and
WHEREAS, its international prominence and growth in global trade markets make
New Orleans one of America's largest port facilities and fastest growing aviation hubs; and
WHEREAS, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport has recently been
named the fastest expanding aviation complex in the nation and has been recognized as an
essential element in the city's economy; and
WHEREAS, while extolling the city's extraordinary history, New Orleans is also
known as a modern urban center and is home to dynamic and diverse economic interests,
such as aerospace industries, petroleum interests, shipbuilding, manufacturing, music and
film production, telecommunications, the visual and performing arts, financial institutions,
and medical care and scientific research facilities; and SR NO. 126 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, more than nine million travelers visit the city annually, contributing to
its economic prosperity by frequenting renowned restaurants, elegant hotels, fashionable
boutiques, and a wealth of entertainment locales; and
WHEREAS, the city's festival calendar attracts vast numbers of tourists every month
to include one-half million for the Jazz and Heritage Festival, over one-half million for the
French Quarter Festival, and one million for Mardi Gras' carnival season; and
WHEREAS, New Orleans offers a bevy of cultural treasures for every taste, such as
the National D-Day Museum, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Contemporary Arts
Center, the Audubon Nature Institute, and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra; and
WHEREAS, immersed within the city are all manner of artistic venues, that comprise
countless French Quarter and Warehouse District art galleries that showcase the works of
national and local artists in diverse palettes, plays and Broadway musicals that grace the
stage of the recently remodeled Saenger Theater, and renowned musicians and talented
entertainers whose performances are readily available everywhere, both in club scenes and
on street corners; and
WHEREAS, it is this rich assemblage of individuals from many distinct backgrounds
that contributes to the wonderful "gumbo" of sights, sounds, delightful tastes, and heavenly
smells that make New Orleans the rarity that it is today.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby proclaim Tuesday, May 13, 2014, as New Orleans Day and does hereby declare
that this special day shall be observed as "Celebrating the Crescent City" in recognition of
the unique history and culture that is only New Orleans.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Honorable Bobby Jindal, governor of the state of Louisiana, and the
Honorable Mitchell J. Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE