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This resolution honors the life and legacy of Latasha R. Butts, a distinguished basketball player and coach from Georgia who passed away on October 21, 2024. A native of Milledgeville, Georgia, Butts was a basketball star at the University of Tennessee, played professionally in the WNBA for the Minnesota Lynx, and later had a successful coaching career at institutions including UCLA, LSU, Georgia Tech, and Georgetown University. The resolution dedicates a specific portion of State Route 49 from the Milledgeville Bypass to the Macon Bibb County line in Baldwin County as the Latasha R. Butts Memorial Highway, authorizing the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate commemorative signs. Additionally, the resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide copies of the resolution to Butts' family and the Department of Transportation, ensuring her contributions to basketball and her community are formally recognized and remembered.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69585