Commends Lafayette upon being named the Tastiest Town in the South by Southern Living magazine
Commends the City of Natchitoches on being the named the 2015 Best Southern Small Town by USA Today.
Commends Michael Gulotta, the chef-owner of MoPho restaurant in New Orleans, upon being named a "Best New Chef" by Food & Wine magazine.
Commends the Southeastern Louisiana University men's indoor track and field team upon earning the 2014 Southland Conference Title and Coach Sean Brady on being named the Southland Conference Men's Indoor Coach of the Year.
Commends the city of Lafayette on being named the state winner in Category J in the Louisiana Garden Club Federation's Cleanest City Contest.
Commends Sandra Chaisson Brown upon being recognized in 2014 as a Louisianian of the Year by Louisiana Life magazine
Commends Fredrick Prejean Sr. on being named the 2020 Lafayette Civic Cup recipient.
Commends Ethan Judice of Lafayette High School upon being named the Gatorade Louisiana Boys' Soccer Player of the Year
Commends Cure for being named the top bar in the United States by Food & Wine magazine.
Commends Georgia Lynn Hilburn upon being named the Louisiana 2012 Elementary School Student of the Year.