SLS 22RS-57 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 156
BY SENATOR HENSGENS
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Mr. Haiden Richard upon winning the title of 2021
World Champion Duck Caller.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend and congratulate Mr. Haiden Richard upon winning the title of 2021 World
3 Champion Duck Caller.
4 WHEREAS, on November 24, 1936, the first World's Championship Duck Calling
5 Contest was held in Stuttgart, Arkansas, and in November 2021, the 86th annual World
6 Championship Duck Calling Competition was held; and
7 WHEREAS, to qualify for this competition, contestants are required to win a
8 preliminary state or regional duck calling contest sanctioned by the Stuttgart Chamber of
9 Commerce and held in one of thirty-eight states or in Canada; and
10 WHEREAS, on November 27, 2021, at the Wings Over the Prairie Festival, in
11 Stuttgart, Arkansas, Haiden Richard, a native of Erath, Louisiana, competed against
12 fifty-five other duck callers to win the title of World Champion Duck Caller; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Richard, inspired by his father and other family members who
14 loved to hunt, started fiddling with a duck call at the age of twelve, and by the age of fifteen,
15 he could not deny his love for being in a duck blind; and
16 WHEREAS, over the next five years, Haiden Richard began developing his hunting
17 and calling skills, and it was by chance while on a goose hunt, he met Brook Richard, a
18 competitive caller, who recognized Haiden's talent as a duck caller and encouraged Haiden
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1 to enter competition callings; and
2 WHEREAS, Haiden Richard took his friend's advice and began entering competition
3 calling contests and won many of these contests including local, state, and national awards;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, in 2010 and 2015, Haiden Richard tried to qualify for the World's
6 Championship Calling Contest but was unsuccessful until 2017, when he qualified after
7 winning the Louisiana State title; and
8 WHEREAS, he qualified for the World Championship Calling Contest again in 2018
9 and 2019 and placed tenth and eleventh, respectively; and
10 WHEREAS, in 2021, after many years of dedication and determination, Haiden
11 Richard was victorious and became the first Louisianan since 1953 to win the title of World
12 Champion Duck Caller; and
13 WHEREAS, Haiden Richard learned with earning the championship title to never
14 quit and if you practice and work towards excellence, the rewards will follow; and
15 WHEREAS, the hard work and success of Haiden Richard merits a special measure
16 of commendation for the pride it brings to the town of Erath and the state of Louisiana.
17 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
18 does hereby commend and congratulate Haiden Richard for his dedication and determination
19 on winning the 2021 World's Championship Duck Calling Contest.
20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
21 Haiden Richard.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Beth O'Quin.
DIGEST
SR 156 Original 2022 Regular Session Hensgens
Commends and congratulates Haiden Richard on winning the title of 2021 World Champion
Duck Caller.
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