HLS 16RS-2309 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 65
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Louisiana Restaurant Association upon the
celebration of its seventieth anniversary
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To commend the Louisiana Restaurant Association upon the celebration of its seventieth
3 anniversary.
4 WHEREAS, in 1946, the Louisiana Restaurant Association (LRA) was established
5to advocate on behalf of the state's foodservice and hospitality industry among elected
6officials and regulatory agencies; and
7 WHEREAS, the LRA is a trade association governed by a volunteer board of
8directors; the association supports restaurants and foodservice, owners, operators,
9franchisees, managers, culinary leaders, caterers, hotels, industry suppliers, and related
10businesses in Louisiana; and
11 WHEREAS, the 2016 LRA officers are Katy Casbarian of Arnaud's Restaurant,
12chair; Fabian Castillo of La Casa Del Sol, vice chair; Greg Reggio of Taste Buds
13Management, treasurer; and Rob King of Pitt Grills and Southern Kitchens, secretary; and
14 WHEREAS, the LRA partners with the National Restaurant Association to bring
15Louisiana members more tools and resources needed to advocate on behalf of the state's
16foodservice and hospitality industry; and
17 WHEREAS, the LRA is one of the biggest business organizations in the state; the
18restaurant industry in Louisiana is one of the state's largest private employers, providing jobs
19to more than two hundred thousand residents; and
20 WHEREAS, in 2016, restaurants in Louisiana are expected to generate sales of $8.7
21billion; and
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1 WHEREAS, the LRA is comprised of nine chapters throughout the state designed
2to localize member experience by peer to peer interactions, engage in leadership
3development and cultivation, provide support and advocacy efforts at the local and state
4level through Hospitality Political Action Committee contributions, and provide
5philanthropy and connectivity with the LRA Education Foundation (LRAEF); and
6 WHEREAS, the LRAEF is a philanthropic foundation within the LRA; the LRAEF
7exists to enhance the industry's service to the public through education, community
8engagement, and promotion of career opportunities; and
9 WHEREAS, the LRAEF scholarship fund was created in 2009 to support the
10continuing education of individuals pursuing a career in the culinary or hospitality industry;
11the LRAEF has awarded $340,000 in scholarships to students in support of their desire to
12continue their education in the culinary and hospitality industry; and
13 WHEREAS, the LRA's ProStart program is a two-year culinary management
14program for high school juniors and seniors; the program has a curriculum that is designed
15to teach students culinary techniques as well as restaurant management skills; and
16 WHEREAS, ProStart exists in sixty schools throughout Louisiana, and more than
171,600 students participate in the program; and
18 WHEREAS, since 1982, the LRA Self Insurer's Fund has been the hospitality
19industry's preferred solution for workers' compensation; and
20 WHEREAS, for sixty-three years, the LRA has served as the proud host of the annual
21Louisiana Foodservice and Hospitality EXPO, which brings the best tools and opportunities
22for restaurants and hospitality-related businesses in the Gulf South; and
23 WHEREAS, the LRA ServSafe program provides food safety and sanitation and
24alcohol and allergens training to the restaurant and hospitality industry; and
25 WHEREAS, in celebration of its seventieth anniversary, the LRA has reintroduced
26its pelican mascot, Louie, which first appeared in 1950 in the LRA's A La Carte magazine,
27a quarterly publication and the only magazine in Louisiana that is dedicated to the needs of
28foodservice professionals.
29 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
30commend the Louisiana Restaurant Association upon the celebration of its seventieth
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1anniversary and does hereby extend to all LRA members best wishes for continued success
2and happiness in the future.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
4to the president of the Louisiana Restaurant Association.
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 65 Original 2016 Regular Session Leger
Commends the La. Restaurant Assoc. upon its 70th anniversary.
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