2000-0321
INTRODUCED BY: DARNELL "DEE" ABADIE, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT III
RESOLUTION NO.
Title
A resolution to "showcase" St. Charles Parish to NACo 2002 participants.
Body
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish is interested in promoting tourism and in September of 1998 unanimously changed the name of the Department of Economic Development to Department of Economic Development and Tourism; and,
WHEREAS, the National Association of Counties has selected New Orleans Louisiana as their NACo 2002 Conference Site; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish is just minutes away from New Orleans and has many tourist attractions to offer NACo 2002 participants; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish can showcase many tourist attractions such as three antebellum plantations listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the oldest German Cemetery in the South at St. Charles Borromeo, Swamp Tours, Scenic By-ways and Bayous, two major unique Corps Mississippi River Projects, the Bonnet Carre' Spillway, and Davis Freshwater Diversion Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the members of the Parish Council would like to work with the Department of Economic Development and Tourism in developing tourism promotion tools for the NACo 2002 Conference such as brochures, videos and other incentives geared to showcasing St. Charles Parish.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL do hereby approve the proposal to showcase St. Charles Parish as a tourist attraction for NACo 2002 participants.
Vote
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the resolution was declared adopted this day of , 2000, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
Showcase SCP for NACO 2002
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