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Committee urges LHSAA to avoid scheduling games on Easter weekend

3406537 · May 20, 2025
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Summary

House Concurrent Resolution 31 passed the Education Committee urging the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to refrain from scheduling games on Easter weekend to respect religious observance.

The House Education Committee unanimously reported House Concurrent Resolution 31 favorably on May 20, 2025, urging the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) to refrain from scheduling athletic contests during Easter weekend.

Representative Clay Desotel, sponsor of HCR 31, said the resolution "simply urges and requests the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to refrain from scheduling games on Easter weekend," and framed the request as recognition of the religious significance Easter weekend holds for many families. "By urging the LHSAA to avoid scheduling games during Easter weekend, we're not asking them to cancel a season or make radical changes," Desotel told the committee.

Representative Beryl Amadee spoke in support and moved the resolution favorably, saying he hoped the association would honor the request. No opposition was raised during the committee hearing. The committee recorded no objections and reported the resolution favorably.

The resolution is nonbinding: it expresses the will of the legislature and requests the LHSAA consider scheduling accommodations for families observing religious traditions, rather than imposing a mandate on the athletic association.