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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 189
BY REPRESENTATIVE COX
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Venus Lacy upon her induction into the Louisiana
Sports Hall of Fame
A RESOLUTION1
To commend Venus Lacy, acclaimed Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball star center,2
upon the occasion of her induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.3
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1958 and was4
intended, in the words of Otis Harris, sports editor of the Shreveport Journal, to be "the5
Louisiana Hall of Fame – a hall of fame for the state's greatest athletes, men or women,6
amateur or professional, living or dead"; and7
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2014, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, eight all-time greats are8
officially joining the ranks of Louisiana sports legends; and9
WHEREAS, among the remarkable class of honorees to be inducted into the10
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame is Venus Lacy, one of the all-time great members of the Lady11
Techsters basketball team, and a woman who truly meets the standard for the Hall of Fame12
advanced in 1950 that still abides today, for Venus Lacy is surely one of the state's greatest13
athletes; and14
WHEREAS, a star center for the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team15
from 1988 until 1990, Lacy was twice named as the Player of the Year for both the16
American South Conference and the state of Louisiana; and17
WHEREAS, Lacy started as center on Louisiana Tech's 1988 national championship18
team, the last Techster's team to capture a National Collegiate Athletic Association title; and19
WHEREAS, following a senior season that saw her average twenty-four and two20
tenths points and twelve and seven tenths rebounds per game, in 1990, Lacy was named a21 HLS 14RS-4913 ORIGINAL
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Kodak All-American and the United States Basketball Writers Association Champion1
National Player of the Year; and2
WHEREAS, Lacy finished her Louisiana Tech career with two thousand four points3
- fourth highest in program history - and is the only Louisiana Tech player to ever average4
twenty points per game in a career; and5
WHEREAS, in addition to being a star member of the Lady Techsters national6
championship team, Lacy was a star member of the 1996 United States Olympic women's7
basketball team that captured the gold for the United States; and8
WHEREAS, prior to retiring from basketball in 1998, Lacy played in the former9
American Basketball League, Europe, and spent two years with the New York Liberty of the10
Women's National Basketball Association; and11
WHEREAS, the House of Representatives wishes to recognize Venus Lacy for her12
peerless athletic career and for her well-deserved induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall13
of Fame, for she is truly one of Louisiana's greatest athletes.14
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the15
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Venus Lacy, illustrious Louisiana Tech Lady16
Techsters star center, upon the occasion of her induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of17
Fame.18
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted19
to Venus Lacy.20
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Cox HR No. 189
Commends Venus Lacy upon the occasion of her induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall
of Fame.