ENROLLED
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 21
BY REPRESENTATIVES JAY MORRIS, ABRAHAM, ABRAMSON, ADAMS,
AMEDEE, ANDERS, ARMES, BACALA, BAGLEY, BAGNERIS, BARRAS,
BERTHELOT, BILLIOT, BISHOP, BOUIE, BROADWATER, CHAD BROWN,
TERRY BROWN, CARMODY, CARPENTER, GARY CARTER, ROBBY
CARTER, STEVE CARTER, CHANEY, CONNICK, COUSSAN, COX, CROMER,
DANAHAY, DAVIS, DEVILLIER, DWIGHT, EDMONDS, EMERSON,
FALCONER, FOIL, FRANKLIN, GAINES, GAROFALO, GISCLAIR, GLOVER,
GUINN, HALL, JIMMY HARRIS, LANCE HARRIS, HAVARD, HAZEL,
HENRY, HENSGENS, HILFERTY, HILL, HODGES, HOFFMANN, HOLLIS,
HORTON, HOWARD, HUNTER, HUVAL, IVEY, JACKSON, JAMES,
JEFFERSON, JENKINS, MIKE JOHNSON, ROBERT JOHNSON, JONES,
NANCY LANDRY, TERRY LANDRY, LEBAS, LEGER, LEOPOLD, LOPINTO,
LYONS, MACK, MAGEE, MARCELLE, MCFARLAND, MIGUEZ, DUSTIN
MILLER, GREGORY MILLER, MONTOUCET, MORENO, JIM MORRIS,
NORTON, PEARSON, PIERRE, POPE, PRICE, PUGH, PYLANT, REYNOLDS,
RICHARD, SCHEXNAYDER, SCHRODER, SEABAUGH, SHADOIN, SIMON,
SMITH, STOKES, TALBOT, THIBAUT, WHITE, WILLMOTT, AND ZERINGUE
AND SENATORS ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BARROW, BISHOP,
BOUDREAUX, BROWN, CARTER, CHABERT, CLAITOR, COLOMB,
CORTEZ, DONAHUE, ERDEY, FANNIN, GATTI, HEWITT, JOHNS, LAFLEUR,
LAMBERT, LONG, LUNEAU, MARTINY, MILKOVICH, MILLS, MIZELL,
MORRELL, MORRISH, PEACOCK, PERRY, PETERSON, RISER, GARY
SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH, WARD, AND
WHITE
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To express the sympathies of the Legislature of Louisiana to those affected by the March
2016 floods and to offer condolences to the families of those who lost their lives
across the state in those disasters.
WHEREAS, a strong upper level storm system caused thunderstorms across the state
of Louisiana from March 9 through March 12, 2016; and
WHEREAS, nearly five thousand homes in Louisiana were damaged by widespread
flooding, and at least four deaths were reported, including that of an elderly man and a young
child; and
WHEREAS, the March 2016 floods were the most widespread non-hurricane
flooding that the Louisiana National Guard has ever responded to; the heavy downpours
submerged roads and cars, washed out bridges, and forced residents to flee from their homes;
and
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WHEREAS, nearly 1,400 soldiers and air crews worked in the flooded areas
throughout the state, deploying in high-water vehicles, boats, and helicopters; and
WHEREAS, on Sunday, March 13, 2016, President Obama signed an order declaring
the flooding in Louisiana a major disaster, triggering federal aid for flood victims; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislature and the citizens of Louisiana will never forget
the toll that the March 2016 floods took on the state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
express sympathies to those affected by the March 2016 floods and does hereby offer
condolences to the families of those who lost their lives across the state of Louisiana due to
those disasters.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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