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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 130
BY SENATORS BISHOP, APPEL, CARTER, HEWITT, MORRELL AND PETERSON
A RESOLUTION
To designate Wednesday, May 15, 2019, as New Orleans Day at the state capitol, and
commends the city of New Orleans.
WHEREAS, Louisiana is nationally and internally recognized as perhaps the most
unique state in the nation; with an amazing variety of natural and cultural attractions and
significant historical sites, the city of New Orleans plays a vital role in the distinction that
Louisiana enjoys; and
WHEREAS, the city of New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean Baptiste
Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville; it is called the Crescent City because of its location on a sharp
bend, or crescent, on the Mississippi River; the original town was given a French name,
Vieux Carré, which translates to French Quarter in English; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana is the very fabric of the city of New Orleans; and
WHEREAS, the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana recognizes the global
prominence of the city of New Orleans as a world class city and home to one of America's
largest ports; and
WHEREAS, the Senate also recognizes the many economic, cultural, and artistic
contributions of the city of New Orleans to the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, it is the people of many cultural backgrounds who have contributed to
the wonderful mixture of sights, sounds, smells, and tastes that makes New Orleans the
remarkably distinctive place it is today.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby designate Wednesday, May 15, 2019, as New Orleans Day at the state capitol,
does hereby commend the city of New Orleans, and does hereby urge and request that this
special day be observed with appropriate recognition of the unique culture and history of the
Crescent City.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Honorable John Bel Edwards, governor of the state of Louisiana, and the Honorable
LaToya Cantrell, mayor of the city of New Orleans.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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