HLS 15RS-1858 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 83
BY REPRESENTATIVES LEGER, ARNOLD, LEOPOLD, AND MORENO AND
SENATORS APPEL, MURRAY, AND PETERSON
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Wednesday, April 29, 2015, as New Orleans
Day at the legislature
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To designate Wednesday, April 29, 2015, as New Orleans Day at the Louisiana Legislature,
3 to commend the city of New Orleans, and to provide suitable observance of this
4 special day.
5 WHEREAS, Louisiana is nationally and internationally recognized as perhaps the
6most unique state in the nation because of its amazing variety of major natural and cultural
7attractions and significant historical sites, and New Orleans plays a vital role in the
8distinction that Louisiana enjoys; and
9 WHEREAS, New Orleans, founded in 1718, integrates into its identity two hundred
10ninety-seven years of rich history, and is worthy of recognition for serving as a gateway to
11one of America's most unusual states with a diverse cultural heritage and singular historical
12legacy; and
13 WHEREAS, the city of New Orleans ranks as the eighth most popular travel
14destination in the nation, drawing visitors from all over the world; and
15 WHEREAS, the legislature celebrates the world prominence of the city of New
16Orleans as home to one of America's largest ports and most affordable airports; and
17 WHEREAS, the legislature celebrates Louis Armstrong New Orleans International
18Airport, which is setting new records for passengers served, and recognizes its key role in
19bolstering the city's economy; and
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1 WHEREAS, New Orleans, while celebrating its extraordinary history, is also a
2dynamic and modern city and is home to diverse industries including tourism, aerospace, oil
3and gas, shipbuilding, manufacturing, telecommunications, film, music, the visual,
4performing, and design arts, financial institutions; and facilities for scientific and medical
5research; and
6 WHEREAS, through such diverse economic activity, the city of New Orleans
7generates a substantial amount of tax dollars for the state treasury; and
8 WHEREAS, more than nine million people visit the city annually, contributing to its
9economic prosperity, to patronize celebrated restaurants, elegant hotels, fabulous retail
10shops, and a wealth of entertainment venues; and
11 WHEREAS, New Orleans' great festivals attract visitors, including almost one-half
12million for Jazz Fest, over one-half million for French Quarter Fest, and nearly one million
13for Mardi Gras; and
14 WHEREAS, New Orleans offers a bevy of cultural treasures, such as the National
15WWII Museum, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Contemporary Arts Center, the New
16Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Audubon Nature Institute, and the world-renowned musicians and
17entertainers that call New Orleans home; and
18 WHEREAS, New Orleans proudly offers countless galleries for international and
19local art clustered in and around the French Quarter and the nearby Warehouse District, and
20a beautiful venue for the performing arts and Broadway musicals at the recently remodeled
21Saenger Theatre; and
22 WHEREAS, it is the people of many cultural backgrounds that have contributed to
23the wonderful mixture of sights, sounds, smells, and tastes that makes New Orleans the
24remarkably distinctive place it is today.
25 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
26designate Wednesday, April 29, 2015, as New Orleans Day at the Louisiana Legislature and
27does hereby commend the city of New Orleans and provides that this special day shall be
28observed with appropriate recognition of the unique history and culture of the Crescent City.
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1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
2to the Honorable Bobby Jindal, governor of the state of Louisiana, and the Honorable
3Mitchell J. Landrieu, mayor of the city of New Orleans.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 83 Original 2015 Regular Session Leger
Recognizes April 29, 2015, as New Orleans Day at the Louisiana Legislature, commends the
city of New Orleans, and provides that this special day shall be observed with appropriate
recognition of the unique history and culture of the Crescent City.
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