Board debates naming stadium after coach vs. creating parishwide 'ring of honor'
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Community members asked the board to rename the stadium for a longtime coach; staff recommended a ring of honor at each high school instead. A substitute motion to name the field was made and seconded, and the board discussed establishing naming criteria; the transcript ends before a recorded vote.
Speaker 4 told the board that seven community members had requested the board recommend renaming the stadium to honor "Coach Carol Delahency." Staff and counsel (including "mister Voye" in the record) drafted a resolution but recommended giving each high school autonomy to create a parish ring of honor to recognize coaches, players and others who impacted athletics across the parish.
Speaker 2 offered a substitute motion to name the field after the coach and later said they would also continue with establishing a ring of honor. Other board members urged the board to adopt clear criteria for naming to avoid a "snowball effect." Citing a local example, Speaker 7 said, "If you look at what Acadiana High School has done, they've renamed the stadium Bill Dodson Stadium after coach Bill Dodson. They've also renamed the field after Ted Davidson..." Speaker 7 argued that a board-level set of guidelines would help determine when individual fields or stadiums should be named.
Meeting discussion records a motion and a second to name the stadium and a move to vote, but the transcript ends without a roll-call or tally for that vote.