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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 103
BY SENATOR BROOME
COMMENDATIONS. Commends LSU Women's Gymnastics Head Coach D-D Breaux on
being named National Coach of the Year for 2014.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend and congratulate Head Coach D-D Breaux of the LSU Women's Gymnastics2
team on a school record season and upon receipt of the title of National Coach of the3
Year for 2014 awarded by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics4
Coaches/Women's Division I.5
WHEREAS, D-D Breaux is to be congratulated for her newest national coaching title6
and for the impressive assemblage of coaching accomplishments that she has accrued during7
her thirty-seven seasons at Louisiana State University that include honors as National8
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Central Region Coach of the Year six times, as9
Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year six times, as a finalist for NCAA Coach of the10
Year, and with election to the USA Gymnastics Region 8 Hall of Fame; and11
WHEREAS, known as the "Dean of Coaches" at the LSU Athletic Department, she12
is one of its longest serving faculty members who has provided extraordinary leadership and13
drive to the Lady Tigers since 1978; and14
WHEREAS, D-D Breaux maintains a level of consistency that has propelled LSU15
into the limelight as a nationally recognized and highly successful program; under her16
tutelage, Lady Tigers Gymnastics have enjoyed a top ten ranking for twenty-four seasons;17
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WHEREAS, D-D has been the catalyst behind the sustained success of women's1
gymnastics with a regular season record of 433-244-6 and 191-151-2 in post season2
performances; and3
WHEREAS, D-D Breaux is a champion recruiter of both stellar gymnastic athletes4
and extremely qualified coaching staff; and5
WHEREAS, whether at daily practice or sizing up the competition at an NCAA6
Super Six meet, D-D is a leader of the highest caliber who infuses her team with the mantra,7
"stay in the process", to remain focused on the task at hand with no second-guessing and no8
regrets; and9
WHEREAS, D-D prepares these exceptional young women for "Life in the Real10
World" with equal attention paid to athletics, academics, and community service; her11
formula has produced a plethora of well rounded student-athletes that hold nine individual12
national titles and include two hundred fifty All-Americans and Scholastic All-Americans;13
and14
WHEREAS, in 2013, the ladies gymnastic team won the meritorious LSU Tiger Cup,15
an annual award earned by the athletic program that best represents the university in16
accumulation of community service hours, grade point average, and national placement17
ranking in post season competition; and18
WHEREAS, D-D sets an excellent example in that she donates time and effort to19
many worthy community service causes that include the YWCA's Pink Ribbon Campaign20
for Breast Cancer, Foundation 56, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, St. Jude's Hospital,21
the Alzheimer's Association, and as the LSU chair for the United Way campaign, and in22
2009, she was the recipient of the Community Service Award from the McMain's Children's23
Development Center; and24
WHEREAS, born in Donaldsonville, her natural athleticism was apparent at an early25
age and as a teenager she was nationally ranked by both the Amateur Athletic Union and the26
United States Gymnastics Federation; D-D competed as a Junior Olympic National27
Champion, a participant on the World Games, and, while attending Southeastern Louisiana28
University, she competed on the Lady Lions gymnastics team for two seasons celebrating29
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Championship, and also served as an assistant coach for the SLU Lady Lions, as a national1
level gymnastics judge, and as the first state director for the Louisiana USA gymnastics2
program; and3
WHEREAS, in 1976, she matriculated to LSU and earned both her bachelor's degree4
and master's degree and became head coach in 1978 when LSU finished first in regional5
competition and ninth nationally, and the rest is a very colorful and successful history of6
extraordinary gymnastic glories capped by a fourth place national finish in the NCAA in7
1988 and, in 2014, a school record-setting score of 197.600 and a third place ranking at the8
NCAA Super Six Finals; and9
WHEREAS, D-D Breaux merits the highest commendation for her hard work,10
dedication, and record-setting achievements that she brings to the state of Louisiana.11
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana12
does hereby congratulate D-D Breaux, head coach of the LSU Tiger Women's Gymnastics13
team, on a record season and upon receipt of the title, National Coach of the Year for 2014.14
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does15
hereby extend best wishes to Head Coach D-D Breaux and the LSU gymnastics program as16
they prepare for continued success in the future.17
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to LSU18
Women's Gymnastics Head Coach D-D Breaux and to LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva.19
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Suzi Montague.
DIGEST
Broome SR No. 103
Commends LSU Women's Gymnastics Head Coach D-D Breaux on being named the
National Coach of the Year for 2014.