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2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 219
BY REPRESENTATIVES BARRAS, MIGUEZ, TERRY LANDRY, AND HUVAL AND
SENATORS ALLAIN AND MILLS
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To urge and request representatives from the Iberia Parish Tourist Commission, the office
of the sheriff of Iberia Parish, the office of the mayor of the city of New Iberia, and
the governing authority of the city of New Iberia to meet with the members of the
governing board of the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival and Fair to discuss the
services that are traditionally provided during the festival and fair, including security,
traffic control, and sanitation, and the costs associated with those services, to develop
a list of public and private entities that are available to provide such services in the
future and the proposed fees to be charged by such entities, and to provide for a
written report of findings and recommendations to the legislative delegation
representing Iberia Parish no later than September 1, 2015.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival and Fair, which has been hosted by
community leaders in the city of New Iberia since 1937, is one of the oldest agricultural fairs
and harvest festivals in the state honoring Louisiana's sugar industry; and
WHEREAS, the five-day event includes activities that showcase sugar cane
machinery and production equipment, and local museum exhibits emphasize the importance
of sugar cane to the region; and
WHEREAS, although the five days of festivities provide an economic contribution
to the Acadiana region in excess of two million dollars, the costs of services provided during
the festival and fair, including costs for security, traffic control, and sanitation, continue to
escalate and may eventually threaten the financial stability of the event; and
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WHEREAS, the governing board of Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival and Fair, which
consists of members representing sugar producing parishes across Louisiana, should meet
with local parish representatives to discuss the costs of services provided during the event
and to map out a strategy to reduce unnecessary expenditures associated with the event in
order to enhance its economic contribution throughout the region; and
WHEREAS, the governing board of the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival and Fair,
along with local government representatives, should make every effort to place the festival
and fair on sound financial footing in order to ensure the continued celebration of
Louisiana's sugar industry.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request representatives from the Iberia Parish Tourist Commission, the office of
the sheriff of Iberia Parish, the office of the mayor of the city of New Iberia, and the
governing authority of the city of New Iberia to meet with the members of the governing
board of the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival and Fair to discuss the services that are
traditionally provided during the festival and fair, including security, traffic control, and
sanitation, and the costs associated with those services, to develop a list of public and private
entities that are available to provide such services in the future and the proposed fees to be
charged by such entities, and to provide for a written report of findings and
recommendations to the legislative delegation representing Iberia Parish no later than
September 1, 2015.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the sheriff of Iberia Parish, the mayor of the city of New Iberia, the governing authority
of the city of New Iberia, and the director of the Iberia Parish Tourist Commission.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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