SLS 23RS-175 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 28
BY SENATORS MIZELL, ABRAHAM, CATHEY, CONNICK, FESI, FOIL, HENRY,
HENSGENS, JACKSON, MCMATH, MILLIGAN, ROBERT MILLS,
MORRIS, PEACOCK, REESE, SMITH, STINE AND WOMACK AND
REPRESENTATIVES BACALA, BROWN, DUBUISSON, ECHOLS,
EMERSON, FIRMENT, FREEMAN, FRIEMAN, HARRIS, ILLG,
LAFLEUR, MAGEE, MCFARLAND, CHARLES OWEN,
SEABAUGH, THOMAS, THOMPSON AND W RIGHT
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS. Commemorates the celebration of St. Patrick's Day and
recognizes the cultural and historic links between Ireland and Louisiana and the
establishment of the American Irish State Legislators Caucus.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commemorate the celebration of St. Patrick's Day and recognize the cultural and historic
3 links between Ireland and Louisiana and the establishment of the American Irish
4 State Legislators Caucus.
5 WHEREAS, on March 17, during the annual celebration of the Feast of Saint Patrick,
6 the Patron Saint of Ireland, Irish Americans join with men, women, and children of all ethnic
7 origins who, for one day, become Irish and celebrate Saint Patrick and love for Ireland; and
8 WHEREAS, on Saint Patrick's Day, people throughout the state of Louisiana and
9 around the world wear green and live for a day in the spirit of Saint Patrick, Saint Bridget,
10 and Saint Colmille; and
11 WHEREAS, Irish immigrants in the United States helped form the cultural
12 foundation of the nation, and those of Irish lineage today proudly sing support for Ireland;
13 and
14 WHEREAS, there has always been a strong cultural connection between Ireland and
15 Louisiana, especially in New Orleans where the first St. Patrick's Day celebration was held
16 in 1806; also between 1832 and 1838, an important new shipping channel, the New Basin
17 Canal in New Orleans, was built with a work force consisting almost entirely of Irish
18 immigrants which led to the building of several cohesive Irish communities in the city such
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1 as the Irish Channel Historic District and Irish Bayou; and
2 WHEREAS, the songs of Ireland are the tragic songs of love and the joyous songs
3 of battle, the nostalgic reveries of the sorrows and the glories that are the Emerald Isle, and
4 lamentations of life's myriad travails, and the odes of joy and the life eternal; and
5 WHEREAS, with leadership in all 50 states, the American Irish State Legislators
6 Caucus was established with the aim of fostering and strengthening the longstanding
7 relationship that exists between the United States of America and Ireland to the mutual
8 benefit of both countries.
9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
10 commemorate the celebration of St. Patrick's Day and recognize the cultural and historic
11 links between Ireland and Louisiana and the establishment of the American Irish State
12 Legislators Caucus.
13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
14 National Co-Chairs of the American Irish State Legislators Caucus: Senator Mark Daly,
15 Chair of the Senate of Ireland, Representative Brian Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island,
16 Speaker Robin Vos of Wisconsin, Assemblywoman Carol Murphy of New Jersey, Senator
17 Shannon O'Brien of Montana, Representative Killian Timoney of Kentucky, Representative
18 Fran Hurley of Illinois, and Representative James Gallagher of California.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Kathy Liberty.
DIGEST
SCR 28 Original 2023 Regular Session Mizell
Commemorates the celebration of St. Patrick's Day and recognizes the cultural and historic
links between Ireland and Louisiana and the establishment of the American Irish State
Legislators Caucus.
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