NATCHITOCHES – Tioga’s trailblazing high school sports administrator and successful basketball coach Kathy Holloway, who became a national icon in prep sports, is the 2026 winner of the Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award presented by the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. The first female president of the Louisiana High School Coaches Association and of the National High School Athletic Coaches Association, Holloway has retired but continues to serve her community, the

NATCHITOCHES – Vastly accomplished sportswriters New Orleans native Gil LeBreton and John James Marshall of Shreveport have been selected for the 2026 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. The duo will be inducted June 27 in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, LSWA president John Marcase and Hall of Fame chairman Doug Ireland announced Wednesday. Both LeBreton and Marshall have been broadly acclaimed by the LSWA and nat

By: Jackson Reyes Written For the LSWA The Dunham School quarterback Elijah Haven entered the 2025 season with his eyes set on winning a Division III select state championship.   After falling short in the state title game last year, the junior guided the Tigers to a 13-1 record and their first championship since 2004.    Haven put up massive numbers and shattered state records along the way to the ring. He set single-season state records for passing touchdowns (62) and total

NATCHITOCHES – Recent Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Sylvia Fowles, NFL stars Joe Horn, Todd McClure and Pat Williams, Major...

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Inductees By Jason Pugh NATCHITOCHES – The lens through which much of the nation views Louisiana was...

Danny Broussard Disregarding big brothers’ advice began one of USA’s best hoops coaching careers By KEVIN FOOTE Written for the LSWA...

April Burkholder Burkholder’s dynamic days at LSU magnified support for powerhouse gymnastics program  By HARRISON VALENTINE Written for...

Ed Daniels Broad impact of Ed Daniels in 47-year career reached far past TV audiences By LES EAST Written for the LSWA Ed Daniels wasn’t...

Danny Granger Granger sparkled at every level by doing things the right way in every aspect By BILL BUMGARNER Written for the LSWA...

Glenn Guilbeau Bouncing around the state and SEC, Guilbeau has an accomplished, colorful career By SCOOTER HOBBS Written for the LSWA You...

Vickie Johnson Sweet shot, sweet heart paved Johnson’s journey: Coushatta to Lady Techsters and WNBA By TEDDY ALLEN Written for the LSWA...

Saban’s arrival was underwhelming but his impact at LSU was, and is, immense By RON HIGGINS Written for the LSWA When Nick Saban arrived...

Joe Scheuermann Delgado’s Joe Scheuermann goes from following ‘Rags’ to Hall of Fame riches By LENNY VANGILDER Written for the LSWA Joe...

George "Bobby" Soileau Soileau packed a punch as a boxing champ, provided priceless life lessons as a coach By RAYMOND PARTSCH III...

Herb Vincent Vincent’s versatility, creative skill and affability among attributes earning his Dixon Award recognition By C. KENT LOWE...

Dale Weiner Catholic High’s emergence as a football power traces back to Weiner’s childhood By ROBIN FAMBROUGH Written for the LSWA Years...

Andrew Whitworth Never-idle Whitworth thrives with evolving roles, transformational impact By JAKE MARTIN Written for the LSWA Don’t ask...

By Jake Martin Written for the LSWA  Less than 48 hours after winning an LHSAA championship, Sterlington baseball coach Mark Sims...

Kynzee Anderson By Roy Lang III For the LSWA As usual, Kynzee Anderson was a dominant force in the circle for Calvary Baptist Academy...

Drew Timmons, Hannan By JOSEPH HALM Written for LSWA When Drew Timmons started as an eighth-grader on the Hannan basketball team, the...