ENROLLED
2018 First Extraordinary Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 3
BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend the Lafayette High School "Mighty Lion" Marching Band upon the
momentous occasion of being selected to perform in the 92nd Annual Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2018.
WHEREAS, Lafayette High School’s marching band was selected as one of twelve
bands, from collegiate, high school, and military bands from all across the United States, and
that will march in the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; and
WHEREAS, the Lafayette High School marching band has a legacy of great
accomplishment and has been recognized as the best marching band in the state of Louisiana
for the past fifteen consecutive years; and
WHEREAS, the Lafayette High School marching band includes more than two
hundred dedicated students and is supported by enthusiastic parents, friends, administrators,
and corporate citizens; and
WHEREAS, Scotty Walker, director of Lafayette High School Bands, has led the
program for more than twenty-four years; and
WHEREAS, the marching band program helps students develop discipline and
problem-solving skills; inspires respect for others, creative thinking, and good citizenship;
and provides a solid foundation for academic learning; and
WHEREAS, the Lafayette High School marching band is accustomed to high honors;
in 2017, it was named Overall Grand Champion in the USBands Super Regional
Competition in Dallas, Texas, and it was awarded the National Blue Ribbon Award by the
National Band Association in 2015, one of only four recipients of this award; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana's great musical legacy will be well represented by the
ensemble in the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as more than 3.5 million people
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view the parade live along the parade route and more than fifty million viewers tune in to
the television broadcast.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate the members of the Lafayette High School "Mighty Lion"
Marching Band for their hard work and dedication culminating in the outstanding
achievement of being invited to perform in the 92nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day
Parade and does hereby extend enduring appreciation for the honor they bring to Lafayette
and to the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Scotty Walker, director of the Lafayette High School marching band.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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