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2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 7
BY REPRESENTATIVE PUGH
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Ponchatoula High School girls' basketball team upon winning the Class 5A
state championship.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend the Ponchatoula High School girls'
basketball team upon the completion of a sensational 2014-2015 season and to congratulate
the players and coaches on winning the Class 5A state basketball championship; and
WHEREAS, the Lady Green Waves finished the season with an outstanding overall
record of 32-3; and
WHEREAS, on Saturday, March 7, 2015, the Ponchatoula Lady Green Waves
defeated the Walker Lady Wildcats by a score of 47-29 at the Louisiana High School
Athletic Association championship at the Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles; and
WHEREAS, the Lady Green Waves' 2015 win over Walker marks the team's first
state championship in school history; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Ponchatoula High School girls' basketball team
performed at the highest levels of excellence throughout the season, and each team member
deserves recognition for her vital contributions to the winning effort; and
WHEREAS, the Lady Green Waves were led by senior Arianna Hamilton, who
scored eighteen points and was named most valuable player of the game; and
WHEREAS, the amazing accomplishments of the team could not have been achieved
without the guidance and skills of head coach Patricia Landaiche, who has instilled in her
players the kind of leadership and motivational skills needed to succeed both on and off the
court; and
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WHEREAS, through its display of good sportsmanship and dedication to excellence,
the Ponchatoula High School girls' basketball team has brought a tremendous sense of honor
and pride to its school and surrounding community.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the members of the Ponchatoula High
School girls' basketball team for winning the Class 5A state basketball championship, does
hereby express sincere and heartfelt congratulations to the Lady Green Waves in recognition
of their outstanding athletic abilities and their exceptional season, and does hereby extend
to the team and its coaches best wishes for success in the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Patricia Landaiche, head coach of the Ponchatoula High School girls' basketball team.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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