ENROLLED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 221
BY REPRESENTATIVES BARROW, HODGES, JACKSON, NORTON, SMITH, ST.
GERMAIN, AND STOKES AND SENATORS BROOME AND DORSEY-
COLOMB
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend the Miss Universe Organization for bringing the Miss USA Pageant back to
the state of Louisiana in July of 2015.
WHEREAS, in July of 2014, the city of Baton Rouge hosted the 2014 Miss USA
Pageant; the pageant delivered an unprecedented amount of national and international
exposure for the state of Louisiana and the city of Baton Rouge; and
WHEREAS, the 2014 Miss USA Pageant brought Baton Rouge unparalleled
exposure and shared the best of Louisiana's live music, unique food, and proud people; and
WHEREAS, recently, Baton Rouge was named one of the top ten "Happiest Cities
in America" by the National Bureau of Economic Research; and
WHEREAS, the Miss USA Pageant will return to Baton Rouge this July to crown
Miss USA 2015; and
WHEREAS, the 2015 Miss USA Pageant will feature contestants from all fifty states
and the District of Columbia; and
WHEREAS, upon the return of the 2015 Miss USA Pageant to Louisiana, it is
appropriate to commend the Miss Universe Organization for bringing Baton Rouge
incomparable media exposure while sharing the best of Louisiana's culture, music, food, and
people.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend the Miss Universe Organization for bringing the Miss USA Pageant back to the
state of Louisiana in July of 2015.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the Miss Universe Organization.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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