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2016 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 83
BY REPRESENTATIVE STEVE CARTER
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Pete Boudreaux upon his induction into the National
High School Hall of Fame
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To commend Pete Boudreaux upon his induction into the National High School Hall of
3 Fame.
4 WHEREAS, Pete Boudreaux graduated from Catholic High School in 1959, and he
5furthered his education at Louisiana State University; and
6 WHEREAS, showing his exceptional athletic ability at a young age, Mr. Boudreaux
7was a Southeastern Conference Champion and a pole vault record holder; and
8 WHEREAS, in 1966, Mr. Boudreaux returned to Catholic High School, where he has
9served as a history teacher, guidance counselor, head of guidance, chair of the physical
10education department, athletic director, and as head coach for track and cross country; and
11 WHEREAS, throughout his forty-eight year career at Catholic High School, Coach
12Boudreaux has captured forty-three track and cross country titles; recently, he lead the Bears
13to a second place finish at the Division I Louisiana High School Athletic Association Indoor
14State meet; his team is also the reigning Class 5A outdoor track champion; and
15 WHEREAS, Coach Boudreaux's teams have won sixteen state titles in cross country,
16twelve state titles in indoor track, and fifteen state titles in outdoor track; his teams have also
17finished as a state runner-up twenty-one times; and
18 WHEREAS, in 2000, Coach Boudreaux was inducted into the Louisiana High School
19Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2014, he became the first high school track coach inducted into
20the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame; and
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1 WHEREAS, he was also inducted into the Catholic High School Hall of Fame and
2the LSU Track Officials Hall of Fame; and
3 WHEREAS, Coach Boudreaux has been named Louisiana Coach of the Year,
4Athletic Director of the Year, and National High School Regional Coach of the Year; and
5 WHEREAS, he has served as a past president of the Louisiana High School Coaches
6Association, and he served on the executive committee of the Louisiana High School
7Athletic Directors Association; he was named to the United States Olympics Sports Festival
8coaching staff, served on the staff for the USA vs. Great Britain meet in Edinburgh,
9Scotland, in 1993, and was a staff member for the Junior World Championships in Annecy,
10France, in 1998; and
11 WHEREAS, Coach Boudreaux is respected and admired for the wonderful guidance
12he gives to his athletes both on and off the track, as he challenges them to succeed not only
13as athletes but as well-rounded human beings; and
14 WHEREAS, Coach Boudreaux merits a special measure of commendation for his
15highly significant achievements and for his induction into the National High School Hall of
16Fame.
17 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
18commend Pete Boudreaux for his induction into the National High School Hall of Fame;
19does hereby recognize and record for posterity his outstanding accomplishments and his
20incredible legacy; and does hereby extend to him every good wish for continued success and
21happiness in all of his future endeavors.
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
23to Pete Boudreaux.
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)]
HCR 83 Original 2016 Regular Session Steve Carter
Commends Pete Boudreaux upon his induction into the National High School Hall of Fame.
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