HLS 23RS-1740 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 66
BY REPRESENTATIVES HUVAL, AMEDEE, BACALA, BEAULLIEU, BISHOP,
BOURRIAQUE, BRASS, BROWN, BRYANT, BUTLER, CARRIER, WILFORD
CARTER, COUSSAN, DESHOTEL, DEVILLIER, EDMONSTON, EMERSON,
FARNUM, FONTENOT, GAINES, GEYMANN, GOUDEAU, JORDAN,
LACOMBE, MAGEE, MIGUEZ, DUSTIN MILLER, GREGORY MILLER,
ORGERON, PIERRE, ROMERO, SCHEXNAYDER, ST. BLANC, STEFANSKI,
TARVER, AND ZERINGUE AND SENATORS ABRAHAM, ALLAIN,
BOUDREAUX, CLOUD, CORTEZ, HENSGENS, LAMBERT, FRED MILLS,
PRICE, REESE, SMITH, AND STINE
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 10, 2023, as CODOFIL Day at the state
capitol
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To designate Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 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 the first state in the union to be accepted into the
14Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, which is an organization of eighty-eight
15French countries from around the world representing 300 million French speakers; and
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1 WHEREAS, as Louisiana's state agency for francophone affairs, CODOFIL
2continues to nurture and grow international partnerships, and these partnerships result in
3economic growth for the state.
4 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
5designate Wednesday, May 10, 2023, as CODOFIL Day at the state capitol and does hereby
6commend the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana for its manifold
7contributions to the culture and economy of Louisiana.
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 66 Original 2023 Regular Session Huval
Designates May 10, 2023, as CODOFIL Day at the state capitol.
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