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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 100
BY REPRESENTATIVE LORUSSO
A RESOLUTION
To commend Hobie Hotard of Jesuit High School in New Orleans upon winning the
Division I singles' tennis state championship for the fourth consecutive year.
WHEREAS, Hobie Hotard, a senior at Jesuit High School, has become the first
Louisiana high school boy to win four consecutive singles' titles in the Louisiana High
School Athletic Association Division I state tennis tournament; and
WHEREAS, the championship tournament was held at University of Louisiana at
Monroe on May 3, 2013; and
WHEREAS, unfortunately, Mr. Hotard and the other players experienced inclement
weather during the tournament but remained determined to play until the end; and
WHEREAS, in addition to his individual championship title, the Jesuit Blue Jays
were the 2013 LHSAA state tennis champions as well; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hotard has been ranked as the number one boys' tennis player in
Louisiana and number eleven in the south according to the United States Tennis Association;
and
WHEREAS, he is currently ranked as the thirty-ninth senior in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hotard will attend Louisiana State University in the Fall of 2013
and has received a full scholarship to play tennis; and
WHEREAS, it is a great honor for Hobie Hotard to have earned the distinction of
being a four-time Division I state champion, of which the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana, Jesuit High School, and the state of Louisiana are understandably
proud.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Jesuit High School senior Hobie Hotard of ENROLLEDHR NO. 100
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New Orleans upon winning the Division I singles' state tennis championship for the fourth
consecutive year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Hobie Hotard.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES