ENROLLED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 58
BY REPRESENTATIVES ST. GERMAIN AND KLECKLEY
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Tuesday, May 5, 2015, as Ports Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, Louisiana has an abundant and robust port system ranging from ports
along the Mississippi River, the Calcasieu River, the coast, and inland; and
WHEREAS, these ports support the offshore oil, service, and commercial fishing
industries, as well as provide specific services to the communities in which they are located;
and
WHEREAS, services provided at these ports help sustain local, regional, and
statewide economies; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana ports are also a point of connection between producers of
products in the state and buyers of products throughout the country and the world; and
WHEREAS, each port offers unique advantages and helps to encourage industrial
development, directly and indirectly providing jobs to local citizens and revenues to local
governments; and
WHEREAS, industries ranging from agricultural, petrochemical, food, paper, wood,
and fabricated metals rely on Louisiana ports to move their goods; and
WHEREAS, almost four hundred thousand Louisiana jobs and personal earnings
close to twenty billion dollars are tied to the operation of the state's ports, which have grown
in assets by almost six hundred million dollars in the last decade.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Tuesday, May 5, 2015, as Ports Day at the
state capitol and does hereby express its appreciation for all the ports that move Louisiana
forward.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the Ports Association of Louisiana and to each port, harbor, or terminal district in the
state.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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