[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 5, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING DELTA INTERIORS AND GIFTS

 Mr. VITTER. Madam President, in recent weeks our State has 
faced disastrous storms and flooding, but with true Louisiana strength, 
families and communities are already banding together for the recovery. 
In that spirit, I would like to recognize Delta Interiors and Gifts as 
small business of the week whose community has rallied together to 
respond to and recover from the recent storms.
  In 1976, John and Martha Peters founded Delta Interiors and Gifts in 
their hometown of Homer in northwest Louisiana with the goal of 
providing quality interior design services and unique gifts to clients 
in their community. Offering additional services in custom drapery and 
design in their factory in Homer, they produce draperies, hospital 
curtains, blinds, and other items for hotels and hospitals nationwide, 
from Massachusetts to Washington to California to Florida. One of their 
most well-known projects was providing the interior designs for the 
historic Waldorf Astoria hotel in New Orleans.
  Today, the company boasts a statewide and nationwide clientele, 
largely due to their commitment to personally measuring, producing, and 
installing each order that many large corporations sometimes cannot 
provide. The company has earned a reputation among large hotel brands, 
enabling Delta Interiors to grow and employ more and more local workers 
in their manufacturing factory.
  In the aftermath of a strong upper level storm system that brought 
dangerous thunderstorms and flooding across Louisiana this month, the 
Peters found themselves in a seemingly impossible situation: their 
life's business was literally underwater. The Homer community came 
together to help the Peters recover all undamaged products and remove 
what had been destroyed by the rising water. With friends, family, and 
neighbors coming to their aid, the Peters have been inspired to pick up 
the pieces and rebuild their small business.
  In the next several months, countless businesses like Delta Interiors 
will put the pieces of their businesses back together again with the 
help of family, friends, and neighbors. As the Peters family and their 
team at Delta Interiors rebuild after these disastrous storms, I am 
honored to name Delta Interiors as small business of the week, and I 
wish them a quick recovery and many more years of growth and 
success.

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