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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 163
BY SENATOR NEVERS
A RESOLUTION
To commend Jeremy Joseph Braud for his many accomplishments in competitive tennis, for
his impressive play in Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA)
Division II boys tennis state championships, and on receipt of a full athletic
scholarship to play tennis from Troy University in Alabama.
WHEREAS, Jeremy Joseph Braud is a left-hander and four-year varsity player from
St. Michael the Archangel High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with a 14-1 winning
record for the 2015 season; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Braud was a Region 2 finalist all four years of high school and a
state finalist in 2012-2013; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, according to TennisRecruiting.net, Jeremy is ranked as the
number three recruit in the state of Louisiana, ranked in the low 40's in the Gulf States
region, ranked seventieth in the Southern States region, and ranked among the top three
hundred high school seniors in the nation; and
WHEREAS, as a shy ten year old, Jeremy picked up his first tennis racquet, walked
onto the tennis court, and proceeded to hone his skills to become a top-notch tennis player;
and
WHEREAS, in the years that followed, Jeremy faced many opponents who were
larger in stature and older in age; however, he was never intimidated, his confidence never
waned, and his focus never wavered; and
WHEREAS, his proud parents, Jeannette and Randy Braud, nurtured his passion for
the sport and sacrificed their time to attend his endless practice sessions and to travel to all
his matches in high school and numerous competitions that included trips to the United
States Tennis Association South Region Junior Tennis Tournaments; and
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WHEREAS, at St. Michael, Jeremy's outstanding abilities have contributed to state
championships in Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Division II play for three
years and as state runner-up in 2015; and
WHEREAS, before graduation, Jeremy received the St. Michael Warrior Tradition
Award for tennis, an award issued to a single outstanding individual who displays the best
attributes of character, teamwork, determination, good sportsmanship, and a positive attitude
on the court; and
WHEREAS, locally, Jeremy was twice named to both the All-Metro Baton Rouge
tennis team and the All-Metro New Orleans tennis team; and
WHEREAS, Jeremy Braud possesses all the finest qualities of athletic ability,
physical fitness, determination, and competitive spirit that make a winner on the court, and
he sets a fine example for other young aspiring tennis players.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Jeremy Joseph Braud for his many accomplishments in competitive
tennis and congratulate him on receipt of an athletics scholarship to Troy University.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Jeremy Joseph Braud.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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