HLS 16RS-1447 ORIGINAL 2016 Regular Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 89 BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER COMMENDATIONS: Commends Circle T Cattle Company and the Thibodeaux family for owning and exhibiting CT Lady Rhineaux Ray 8/9, the number one Brahman cow in the state 1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION 2To commend Circle T Cattle Company and the Thibodeaux family for owning and 3 exhibiting CT Lady Rhineaux Ray 8/9, the number one Brahman cow in the state of 4 Louisiana and the number one cow in the American Brahman Breeders Association 5 Register of Renown for the Brahman breed of the United States. 6 WHEREAS, Circle T Cattle Company and the Thibodeaux family are from Church 7Point, and they are the proud owners and exhibitors of CT Lady Rhineaux Ray 8/9, the 8number one Brahman cow in the state and the number one cow in the American Brahman 9Breeders Association Register of Renown for the Brahman breed of the United States ; and 10 WHEREAS, the Register of Renown program was established to recognize the sires 11and dams of show ring winners at American Brahman Breeders Association (ABBA) 12approved shows; a cow must gain a minimum of seventy-five points earned by two or more 13of her produce to obtain the status of Register of Renown; and 14 WHEREAS, in 1924, ABBA was founded as the official breed registry of American 15Brahman cattle in the United States; through the years, the association has grown to provide 16an array of member services, educational opportunities, and programs; and 17 WHEREAS, CT Lady Rhineaux Ray 8/9's daughters captured the title of grand and 18reserve champion cow at the 2016 International Houston Livestock Show, the LSU Winter 19and 4-H Show, and at the Dixie Nationals Livestock Show; and Page 1 of 2 HLS 16RS-1447 ORIGINAL HCR NO. 89 1 WHEREAS, the CT Lady Rhineaux Ray 8/9 progeny also won grand and reserve 2champion female, reserve grand champion red Brahman bull, and grand champion embryo 3producer at the International Houston Livestock Show; and 4 WHEREAS, Circle T Cattle Company and the Thibodeaux family deserve honor and 5recognition for owning and exhibiting CT Lady Rhineaux Ray 8/9. 6 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby 7commend Circle T Cattle Company and the Thibodeaux family for owning and exhibiting 8CT Lady Rhineaux Ray 8/9, the number one Brahman cow in the state of Louisiana and the 9number one cow in the ABBA Register of Renown for the Brahman breed of the United 10States. 11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted 12to Daniel Lyons and the Thibodeaux family. 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 89 Original 2016 Regular Session DeVillier Commends Circle T Cattle Co. and the Thibodeaux family for owning and exhibiting CT Lady Rhineaux Ray 8/9, the number one Brahman cow in La. and the number one cow in the ABBA Register of Renown for the Brahman breed of the U.S. Page 2 of 2