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John Lauris \u201cLawman\u201d Lafleur was a legendary Bobcat basketball player and a 1972 EHS graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lafleur set the school record in 1972 when he scored 59 points against Washington High of Lake Charles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He scored 783 points in 32 games for a 24.4 scoring average his senior season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also averaged 11.8 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His junior season, Lafleur scored 42 points in 28 games for a 15-point average and was also the team\u2019s best rebounder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aurdie Bellard, Lawman\u2019s cousin, has fond memories of watching Lafleur display his skills on the basketball court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bellard recounted a game they all attended when EHS faced Deridder. In that game, Lafleur scored 42 points and Eunice High was crowned district champs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lafleur grabbed the interest of several college teams, including LSU, Stanford, North Carolina, and Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAccording to my uncle Frankie\u2019s story, the LSU coaches met with them twice and talked about him being the next Pistol Pete Maravich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After attending LSUA for a year LSU wanted him to join them that August, but Lawman returned to Eunice and never played college basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat could have been, we will never know, but I do know he could have been as good or better than any player to play basketball at LSU.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After high school, Lafleur worked in the oil field and then became a carpenter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe was very humble,\u201d Bellard said of Lafleur. \u201cHe never bragged about himself \u2013 he wasn\u2019t a showboat guy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn the basketball court he would pass the ballot his teammates because he wanted them to score too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lawman passed away on April 25, 2006.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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