SLS 18RS-4239 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 231
BY SENATOR PERRY
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Kaye Broussard on her retirement after 32 years of
teaching music.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Kaye Broussard on her retirement after thirty-two years of teaching music,
3 primarily at Erath Middle School in Erath, Louisiana.
4 WHEREAS, Kaye Broussard began her teaching career in 1984 and in 1991 she
5 began teaching in Vermilion Parish, becoming the music teacher at Erath Middle School, a
6 position from which she will be retiring at the end of this school year; and
7 WHEREAS, Mrs. Broussard is a graduate of Kaplan High School and earned a
8 bachelor's degree in instrumental music education from the University of Southwestern
9 Louisiana, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette; and
10 WHEREAS, Kaye Broussard has been married to Tim Broussard for thirty-three
11 years and the couple has three children; Kristen Broussard Hargrave, Katrina Broussard
12 Epperly, and Derek Broussard and eight delightful grandchildren; and
13 WHEREAS, Mrs. Broussard has enjoyed sharing her love of music and her skills as
14 both a musician and a teacher with hundreds of middle school students who opted to enroll
15 in her band classes and many of her students she taught throughout their years at the
16 school; and
17 WHEREAS, principal of Erath Middle School, Wendy Stoute, said of
18 Mrs. Broussard, "her passion for music and for her students were evident every day...she will
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1 be missed" and she went on to thank Kaye Broussard for her unselfish sharing of her ability
2 to inspire and motivate countless students who were fortunate enough to be in her band
3 classes; and
4 WHEREAS, believing that her life's work lay in teaching music to her very fortunate
5 students, Kaye Broussard's selfless devotion to her students was clear to all of them, driving
6 their efforts to excel in their musical studies; and
7 WHEREAS, in the 2010-2011 school year, Mrs. Broussard was named Erath Middle
8 School Teacher of the Year and Vermilion Parish Middle School Teacher of the Year, both
9 awards celebrating both her love of music and her amazing job of enriching the lives of her
10 students through music; and
11 WHEREAS, in an era where teachers are given both more responsibilities and
12 accountability, Kaye Broussard has focused on enjoying her students, her passion for both
13 music and teaching, and treasuring the pleasure of growing with her students throughout
14 their middle school years; and
15 WHEREAS, facing a future with the promise of more travel with her husband, focus
16 on her grandchildren, and time with her entire family, Kaye Broussard has embraced the
17 bittersweet moment of ending a teaching career full of wonderful memories and significant
18 accomplishments and beginning a time where she can "live on my own schedule".
19 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
20 does hereby commend Kaye Broussard on her retirement after thirty-two years of teaching
21 music, primarily at Erath Middle School in Erath, Louisiana.
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
23 Mrs. Kaye Broussard at Erath Middle School.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Dozier O'Brien.
DIGEST
SR 231 Original 2018 Regular Session Perry
Commends Kaye Broussard on her retirement after 32 years of teaching music, primarily at
Erath Middle School in Erath, Louisiana.
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