SLS 18RS-917 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 44
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Danny Broussard, head coach of the St. Thomas More
Catholic High School basketball team, on having reached 900 career wins.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Danny Broussard, head coach of the St. Thomas More Catholic High School
3 Cougars basketball team, on reaching nine hundred career wins.
4 WHEREAS, Danny Broussard grew up in Meaux, Louisiana, where basketball took
5 priority above all else; and
6 WHEREAS, he assisted in advancing Meaux High School to the Class C state
7 championship game in 1977 while playing for his oldest brother, Rickey Broussard, who saw
8 potential in Danny as a coach from an early age; and
9 WHEREAS, when, at the age of twenty-two, the administration at St. Thomas More
10 Catholic High School offered Danny a job as assistant basketball coach under his brother,
11 he had no intention of building a legacy; and
12 WHEREAS, after his brother accepted a position at the University of Southwestern
13 Louisiana, Danny, at the age of twenty-three, was thrust into his first head coaching job,
14 inadvertently setting into motion one of the most influential periods of his life; and
15 WHEREAS, he proceeded to lead the Cougars to the playoffs that year with a 26-11
16 season record and a perfect 8-0 district record; and
17 WHEREAS, after losing in the first round of the playoffs, Danny thought his time
18 with St. Thomas More Catholic High School would come to an end but it was only the
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1 beginning; and
2 WHEREAS, throughout his tenure as the head basketball coach at St. Thomas More
3 Catholic High School, Danny Broussard led the Cougars to two state championships, five
4 trips to the state finals, ten Top 28 appearances, and sixteen district titles; and
5 WHEREAS, the team has only missed the playoffs twice under his rein and reached
6 the quarter finals in twenty of his thirty playoff appearances; and
7 WHEREAS, the Cougars have won an average of 27.5 games per season with
8 Danny Broussard at the helm; and
9 WHEREAS, his career record is 900-294 with a winning percentage of .754; and
10 WHEREAS, few would argue that nine hundred career wins is an impressive feat no
11 matter the circumstances, but to win nine hundred games before losing three hundred is
12 something else entirely; and
13 WHEREAS, Danny Broussard's impressive record can be attributed to his attention
14 to detail and his focus on the fundamentals, and his success is a result of his rare ability to
15 transplant his seemingly infinite passion for basketball into each of his players year after
16 year; and
17 WHEREAS, the success of the state of Louisiana, the strength of our communities,
18 and the overall vitality of American society depend, in great measure, upon the dedication
19 of men like Danny Broussard who spend their talents, time, and energy coaching, teaching,
20 and positively molding the young minds of our future leaders of tomorrow.
21 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
22 does hereby commend and congratulate Danny Broussard on nine hundred career wins as
23 the head basketball coach of the St. Thomas More High School Cougars, does hereby record
24 for posterity the pride and honor that he brings to his family, friends, community, and the
25 state of Louisiana, and does hereby wish him continued success in all future endeavors.
26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
27 Danny Broussard.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
SR 44 Original 2018 Regular Session Cortez
Commends Danny Broussard, head coach of the St. Thomas More Catholic High School
Cougars basketball team, on reaching nine hundred career wins.
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