ENROLLED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 65
BY REPRESENTATIVE ORGERON
A RESOLUTION
To designate Monday, April 24, 2023, as Coastal Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, with a population of more than two million people, coastal Louisiana
is home to a rich diversity of people, communities, and cultural traditions; and
WHEREAS, coastal Louisiana is also home to a variety of industries, ecosystems,
and natural resources which feed and nourish its people and the nation's economy; and
WHEREAS, Louisianans have a deep and abiding love for their coast, and their rich
cultural heritage is closely connected to the land and water; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana is home to thirty percent of the nation's wetlands and ninety
percent of its wetlands loss; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana has lost over two thousand square miles of land since the
1930's, as a result of both natural and manmade changes to the environment; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana plays a vital role in the economic infrastructure of America,
with her ports carrying twenty percent of all United States waterborne commerce, providing
twenty-six percent, by weight, of commercial fisheries landings, and supplying eighteen
percent of our nation's oil; and
WHEREAS, the coast's intrinsic value, as a working coast, home to millions of
citizens, and natural habitats, makes it one of the nation's most unique and valuable
landscapes; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana has invested over $21.4 billion in coastal protection and
restoration projects since 2007, benefitting fifty-five thousand eight hundred seven acres of
habitat, which accounts for more than eighty-seven square miles, three hundred sixty-nine
miles of levee improvements, and over seventy-one miles of barrier islands and headlands;
and
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WHEREAS, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA),
along with other state and local government officials, economic development organizations,
energy companies, coastal scientists, engineering professionals, and environmental
nonprofits around the state are working together to design, build, and operate large-scale
restoration and risk reduction solutions aimed at preserving the state's history, culture,
ecosystems, and natural resources that are threatened by ongoing land loss and flood risk;
and
WHEREAS, Louisiana's coastal industry, driven by CPRA's Coastal Master and
Annual Plans, will support over ten thousand jobs statewide and six hundred forty-one
million dollars in labor income in Fiscal Year 2024; and
WHEREAS, the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana would like
to recognize and commend all those who are working proactively toward a more sustainable
and resilient coast.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Monday, April 24, 2023, as Coastal Day in
the state of Louisiana and does hereby recognize the importance of coastal restoration and
protection in Louisiana and all those who contribute to this work.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board and executive director
of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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