2021 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 25
BY SENATOR TALBOT
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Louisiana Restaurant Association upon the celebration of its seventy-fifth
anniversary.
WHEREAS, in 1946, the Louisiana Restaurant Association (LRA) was established
to advocate on behalf of the state's food service and hospitality industry among elected
officials and regulatory agencies; and
WHEREAS, the LRA is a trade association, governed by a volunteer board of
directors, that supports restaurants and food service, owners, operators, franchisees,
managers, culinary leaders, caterers, hotels, industry suppliers, and related businesses in
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Stan Harris is the 2021 president and chief executive officer of the
LRA; and
WHEREAS, the LRA partners with the National Restaurant Association to bring
Louisiana members more tools and resources needed to advocate on behalf of the state's food
service and hospitality industry; and
WHEREAS, the LRA is one of the biggest business organizations in the state; and
WHEREAS, the restaurant industry is one of the state's largest private employers,
providing jobs to more than two hundred thousand residents; and
WHEREAS, the LRA is comprised of nine chapters throughout the state designed
to localize member experience by peer-to-peer interactions, engage in leadership
development and cultivation, provide support and advocacy efforts at the local and state
level through Hospitality Political Action Committee contributions, and provide
philanthropy and connectivity with the LRA Education Foundation (LRAEF); and
WHEREAS, the LRAEF is a philanthropic foundation within the LRA and exists to
enhance the industry's service to the public through education, community engagement, and
promotion of career opportunities; and
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WHEREAS, the LRAEF scholarship fund was created in 2009 to support the
continuing education of individuals pursuing a career in the culinary and hospitality industry;
and
WHEREAS, the LRAEF has awarded $650,000 in scholarships to students in support
of their desire to continue their education in the culinary and hospitality industry; and
WHEREAS, the LRA's ProStart program is a two-year culinary management
program for high school juniors and seniors designed to teach students culinary techniques
as well as restaurant management skills; and
WHEREAS, ProStart exists in seventy-five schools throughout Louisiana, and more
than 1,600 students participate in the program; and
WHEREAS, since 1982, the LRA Self Insurer's Fund has been the hospitality
industry's preferred solution for workers' compensation; and
WHEREAS, for more than sixty-three years, the LRA has served as the proud host
of the annual Louisiana Food Service and Hospitality EXPO, which brings the best tools and
opportunities for restaurants and hospitality-related businesses in the Gulf South; and
WHEREAS, the LRA ServSafe program provides food safety and sanitation and
alcohol and allergens training to the restaurant and hospitality industry; and
WHEREAS, in celebration of its seventieth anniversary, the LRA reintroduced its
pelican mascot, Louie, which first appeared in 1950 in the LRA's A La Carte magazine, a
quarterly publication and the only magazine in Louisiana that is dedicated to the needs of
food service professionals.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend the Louisiana Restaurant Association upon the celebration of its seventy-fifth
anniversary and does hereby extend to all LRA members best wishes for continued success
and happiness in the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Stan Harris, president of the Louisiana Restaurant Association.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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