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Regular Session, 2011
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 35
BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX AND REPRESENTATI VE THIBAUT
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Livonia High School baseball team on winning the
Class 3A state championship.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend the Livonia High School baseball team on winning the Class 3A state2
championship game.3
WHEREAS, the fighting Wildcats brought the state title in baseball back to Pointe4
Coupee Parish for the first time since 1986, when the 1986 Livonia Wildcats and the 19865
Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee Hornets won the state championship in the6
respective divisions; and7
WHEREAS, the Livonia High School Wildcats had a very successful 2010 season,8
having made their way into the semifinals of the Class 3A baseball tournament before9
suffering a season-ending loss; and10
WHEREAS, the Wildcats entered the 2011 season with a very young team and with11
only a single senior on the roster, having lost six seniors to graduation the year before; and12
WHEREAS, after several weeks of the new season, Livonia High School Baseball13
Coach Jason Lemoine told his young players that he expected them to play well enough to14
reach the tournament again and to win it; and15
WHEREAS, the Wildcats had a great 2011 season, playing well and improving each16
week, and ultimately winning their way back into the tournament and the championship17
game; and18 SR NO. 35
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WHEREAS, Livonia High School was seeded ninth and would face the second-1
seeded Parkview Baptist Eagles, known as a powerhouse team with seven championships2
in the past ten years; and3
WHEREAS, the underdog Wildcats stunned the Eagles in the first inning of the game4
at J.C. Love Field as they scored three runs and never lost the lead in a victory that ended5
with a final score of 7-5; and6
WHEREAS, Livonia High School ended the 2011 season with a record of 25-6-1 and7
earned the praise and applause of a grateful community that had followed their play all8
season; and9
WHEREAS, the Wildcats demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship in their 2011 title10
bid; and11
WHEREAS, the returning players do not plan to wait another twenty-five years to12
win another championship and are talking of a repeat in 2012, and that has Coach Lemoine13
optimistic about his players' chances.14
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana15
does hereby extend its highest congratulations and commendations to the 2011 Livonia High16
School Wildcats for their hard work, dedication and spirit and wish them the best of luck in17
the future.18
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the championship team roster included Cameron19
Bergeron, Ty Gurr, Hunter Franklin, Holden Torres, Brody Torres, Patrick Juge, Mason20
Torres, John Jarreau, Mason Klotz, Dylan Gremillion, Brandon Armand, Zack Guillot, Jacob21
Gabor, Jarrod Jarreau, Dylan Bergeron, and Holden Webber and Head Coach Jason Lemoine22
and Assistant Coaches Lance Jarreau and Wade Lott.23
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to24
Livonia High School and each coach and player respectively.25
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Heyward Jeffers.
DIGEST
Marionneaux SR No.
Commends the Livonia High School baseball team on winning the 2011 Class 3A state
championship.