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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 57
BY SENATOR JOHNS
A RESOLUTION
To commend Helen Lefevre for her commitment and contribution to women's basketball and
upon being named the 2012-2013 Class 5A Coach of the Year.
WHEREAS, after leading the Sulphur High School Lady Tors to one of their best
seasons in program history and a semifinal appearance; and
WHEREAS, the Sulphur Lady Tors went 28-4 including a 12-0 run through District
3-5A for their first district title since 2004; and
WHEREAS, Coach Lefevre has compiled an impressive 686-273 record in her
twenty-nine years of coaching and has no plans of retiring anytime soon; and
WHEREAS, she was named coach of the year in 1988 when she led Starks High
School to the Class B State Title; and
WHEREAS, she spent four years at Starks earning a state title and a runner-up finish
and led LaGrange for eight years with one top twenty-eight trip before moving to Sulphur
in 1996; and
WHEREAS, Coach Lefevre led the Lady Tors to the semifinals both in 1998 and
2013; and
WHEREAS, Coach Lefevre deferred the credit of her 5A Coach of the Year honor
to her players, school administration and assistant coaches, Carol Tuner and Candice
Marcantel; and
WHEREAS, under the direction of Coach Lefevre, many high school girls have
honed their basketball skills, received mentoring and experienced the fulfilling feeling of
victory.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Coach Helen Lefevre for her commitment and
contribution to women's basketball and upon being named the 2012-2013 Class 5A Coach
of the Year. SR NO. 57 ENROLLED
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Coach Helen Lefevre.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE