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LA HR17
Resolution
Status
4/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nicholas Muscarello
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AI Summary
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Commends the organizers, volunteers, and royal court of the 2025 Italian Festival held annually each April in Tickfaw, Louisiana
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The village of Tickfaw has hosted the Italian Festival since 2009, continuing a tradition originally known as "The Little Italy Festival"
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Festival features carnival rides, local band entertainment, a parade, ball, pageant, and spaghetti cook-off with categories for gravy, meatballs, and table decorations
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2025 royal court includes Queen Rebekah Doty, Spaghetti Queen Marie Guzzardo, Grand Marshal Dane Lindfors, King Joe Guzzardo, and multiple youth queens; Jeremy DiBenedetto serves as festival chairperson
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Recognizes Italian-Americans' contributions to Louisiana culture, including architectural masonry, foodways, jazz, and brass band music
Legislative Description
Commends the organizers, volunteers, and royal court of the 2025 Italian Festival in Tickfaw, Louisiana
COMMENDATIONS
Last Action
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
4/16/2025