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2018 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 5
BY REPRESENTATIVE STEFANSKI
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Jack Hains on his induction into the Louisiana Sports
Hall of Fame
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Jack Hains on his induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
3 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1958 and was
4intended, in the words of Otis Harris, sports editor of the Shreveport Journal, to be "the
5Louisiana Hall of Fame - a hall of fame for the state's greatest athletes, men or women,
6amateur or professional, living or dead"; and
7 WHEREAS, on June 30, 2018, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, eight all-time greats are
8officially joining the ranks of Louisiana sports legends; and
9 WHEREAS, among the remarkable class of honorees to be inducted into the
10Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame is Jack Hains, 1975 Bassmaster Classic Champion; and
11 WHEREAS, a crop duster from Rayne, Louisiana, Jack Hains was one of the early
12champions of competitive bass fishing; in 1975, Mr. Hains captured the fifth annual
13Bassmaster Classic in Currituck Sound, North Carolina; a rookie angler on the circuit, Jack
14caught eighteen bass weighing forty-five pounds, four ounces; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Hains went on to qualify for seven Bassmaster Classic tournaments;
16he competed in the late 1990s on the Walmart Fishing League Worldwide Tour; he has
17competed in one hundred fifty-two tournaments in his career and has finished in the top ten
18a total of twenty-four times and has also had thirty-five top-twenty showings; and
19 WHEREAS, the House of Representatives wishes to recognize Jack Hains for his
20peerless fishing career and for his well-deserved induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of
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1Fame, for he is truly one of Louisiana's greatest competitive fishermen, and it is fitting to
2herald his sportsmanship and expertise in the world of competitive sports fishing.
3 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
4Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Jack Hains upon his induction into the
5Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame; does hereby commend Mr. Hains for his accomplishments
6in competitive bass fishing; and does hereby extend to him best wishes in all of his future
7endeavors.
8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
9to Jack Hains.
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)]
HR 5 Original 2018 Second Extraordinary Session Stefanski
Commends sports bass fisherman Jack Hains on his induction into the La. Sports Hall of
Fame.
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