SLS 14RS-2709 ORIGINAL Page 1 of 2 Regular Session, 2014 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 75 BY SENATORS GUILLORY AND PERRY COMMENDATIONS. Commends, recognizes, and welcomes Canadian visitors in Louisiana to mark the celebration of the 25 th Anniversary of the twinning of the communities of Dieppe in Acadia in New Brunswick, and Carencro on April 23, 2014, at the Mercredi Show at Pelican Park in Carencro. A RESOLUTION1 To commend, recognize, and welcome Canadian visitors in Louisiana to take part in the2 celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the twinning of the communities of3 Dieppe in Acadia in New Brunswick and Carencro.4 WHEREAS, on April 23, 2014, a celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the5 twinning of the communities of Dieppe in Acadia in New Brunswick, and Carencro located6 in the heart of Acadiana in Louisiana with an actual document signing that will occur at the7 Mercredi Show at Pelican Park in Carencro; and 8 WHEREAS, the citizens of Dieppe came together with the citizens of Carencro to9 share the benefits of their way of life and the Acadian culture and have organized repeated10 visits and exchanges to foster a better appreciation of our mutual ways of life; and11 WHEREAS, the two municipalities have many things in common, including that12 each has had horse racing tracks but neither have a track today; each has large, open spaces;13 each is near a major university; each is a neighbor of a larger city, as one street separates the14 city of Carencro from the larger city of Lafayette; and one street separates Dieppe from the15 larger city of Moncton; and16 WHEREAS, Carencro is twinned with Dieppe while Lafayette is twinned with17 Moncton; and18 SR NO. 75 SLS 14RS-2709 ORIGINAL Page 2 of 2 WHEREAS, both communities share the attitude of "Laissez les bons temps rouler!"1 and share common family names (although they may be spelled a little differently), such as2 Cormier, LeBlanc, Gaudet, Robichaux/Robichaud, Leger/Lege, and Melancon/Melanson;3 and4 WHEREAS, several visitors have come from Canada to Louisiana to take part in the5 celebration namely Maire Yvon and Betty Lapierre, Councilor Paul & Jacqueline Belliveau,6 Councilor Jean Gaudet, former Maire Bill Malenfant, former Councilor Louis and Hélène7 LeBlanc, City Manager Marc Melanson, Dominique Dupuis-Bourgeois, Danny Bourgeois,8 Rémi Arsenault, and Stephen Leblanc.9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana10 hereby commends, recognizes, and extends welcome to the visitors from Canada who are11 in Louisiana to take part in the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the twinning12 of the communities of Dieppe in Acadia in New Brunswick and Carencro, on April 23, 2014,13 at the Mercredi Show at Pelican Park in Carencro.14 The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot. DIGEST Guillory SR No. 75 Commends, recognizes, and extends welcome to the visitors from Canada who are in Louisiana to take part in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the twinning of the communities of Dieppe in Acadia and Carencro, on April 23, 2014, at the Mercredi Show at Pelican Park in Carencro.