BISD hires Louis as United’s first football coach
Published 2:50 pm Wednesday, March 7, 2018
The first head football coach at Ozen will become the first head coach at Beaumont United when the school officially begins operations over the summer.
Arthur Louis Jr. was hired Wednesday and introduced during a press conference at the Beaumont ISD. Louis led the Panthers for the first four years of their existence, owning a 24-20 record and taking his team to the playoffs each year. His 2000 team won a district championship.
Louis also served as assistant principal at Ozen from June 2011-December 2012.
Beaumont United is the approved merger of Central and Ozen high schools.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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