HLS 21RS-1578 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 58
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 19, 2021, as CODOFIL Day at the state
capitol
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To designate Wednesday, May 19, 2021, as CODOFIL Day at the state capitol.
3 WHEREAS, the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, or CODOFIL,
4was created in 1968 to oversee the development and expansion of the state's economic
5development and tourism activities designed to promote Louisiana's native francophone
6culture, heritage, and language; and
7 WHEREAS, the Louisiana brand is greatly enhanced by its French and Creole
8culture, heritage, and languages; and
9 WHEREAS, to sustain this brand and promote future economic growth, Louisiana
10should maintain a robust bilingual system and should continue to cultivate relationships with
11its international partners, a list that includes France, Belgium, Quebec, and New Brunswick;
12and
13 WHEREAS, Louisiana is currently educating over five thousand five hundred
14students in French immersion programs, and in so doing, is facilitating the development of
15a bilingual workforce; and
16 WHEREAS, Louisiana is the first state in the union to be accepted into the
17Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, which is an organization of eighty-eight
18French countries from around the world representing 300 million French speakers; and
19 WHEREAS, as Louisiana's state agency for francophone affairs, CODOFIL
20continues to nurture and grow international partnerships, and these partnerships result in
21economic growth for the state.
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HCR NO. 58
1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
2Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Wednesday, May 19, 2021, as CODOFIL
3Day at the state capitol and does hereby commend the Council for the Development of
4French in Louisiana for its manifold contributions to the culture and economy of Louisiana.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
6Peggy Feehan, executive director of CODOFIL; Lieutenant Governor William "Billy"
7Nungesser; and Burnell Lemoine, president of the CODOFIL board.
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 58 Original 2021 Regular Session Huval
Designates May 19, 2021, as CODOFIL Day at the state capitol.
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