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Richard is 2024 Miss Basketball
By Eric Narcisse Written for LSWA Lafayette Christian’s Jada Richard has won just about every postseason accolade out there. Except Miss...
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Apr 7, 20243 min read
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Tom Burnett earns ‘24 Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award
NATCHITOCHES – Longtime Southland Conference commissioner Tom Burnett, a Louisiana Tech alumnus who also was a Sun Belt Conference...
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Jan 7, 20246 min read
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Bobby Ardoin, Ron Higgins are 2024 sports journalism inductees in Hall of Fame
NATCHITOCHES – Two versatile and acclaimed sports writers, Opelousas’ Bobby Ardoin and Ron Higgins of Baton Rouge, have been selected for...
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Jan 7, 20248 min read
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June 20-22 set for 2024 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame induction festivities
NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024, including New Orleans Saints superstar Drew Brees, LSU and WNBA women’s...
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Nov 22, 20233 min read
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Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame announces 2024 induction class
CONTACT – Doug Ireland, 318-288-6388, DougIreland@LaSportsHall.com NATCHITOCHES – NFL record-setting passer and Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew...
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Sep 27, 202311 min read
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LSHOF 2023 Class honors those who helped pave their way
Photos: Chris Reich/NSU Photographic Services Written by Jason Pugh NATCHITOCHES – Twelve people does not a village make, but plenty of...
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Jul 31, 202313 min read
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Class of '23 Profile: Alana Beard
Beard’s dynamic impact at every level makes her elite figure in state hoops history By JIMMY WATSON, Written for the LSWA Once offered a...
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Jul 7, 20236 min read
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Class of '23 Profile: Bruce Brown
Willingness to take unconventional paths led to Brown’s iconic sportswriting career By KEVIN FOOTE, Written for the LSWA For Bruce Brown,...
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Jul 7, 20237 min read
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Class of '23 Profile: Paul Byrd
LSU’s Byrd didn’t look or act the part of an ace pitcher, until he took the mound By JOE MACALUSO, Written for the LSWA It’s late summer...
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Jul 7, 20237 min read
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Class of '23 Profile: Walter Davis
Reluctantly backing away from basketball led Walter Davis to the world stage By SHELDON MICKLES, Written for the LSWA Looking back on the...
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Jul 7, 20237 min read
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Class of '23 Profile: Wendell Davis
Wendell Davis was way ahead of the game while rewriting LSU, SEC receiving records By TEDDY ALLEN, Journal Sports A two-time All-America...
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Jul 7, 20237 min read
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Class of '23 Profile: Matt Forte
Initially underrated, Forte quickly became invaluable at every level By LENNY VANGILDER, Written for the LSWA Recruiting services listed...
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Jul 7, 20237 min read
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Class of '23 Profile: Walter Imahara
Determination, maximum effort are trademarks of Imahara’s incredible life, career By BRUCE BROWN, Written for the LSWA Never look back....
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Jul 7, 20233 min read
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Class of '23 Profile: Lori Lyons
Indomitable, influential Lori Lyons has made the most of a very modest opportunity By TED LEWIS, Written for the LSWA It doesn’t happen...
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Jul 7, 20237 min read
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Class of '23 Profile: Eli Manning
Easy-going Eli didn’t try to match older Mannings, he paved his own path By TED LEWIS, Written for the LSWA It couldn’t have been easy...
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Jul 7, 20237 min read
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Class of '23 Profile: Paul Mainieri
Mainieri invested in himself and LSU, mentored players, and Tiger baseball stock soared By GLENN GUILBEAU, Written for the LSWA Paul...
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Jul 7, 20237 min read
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Class of '23 Profile: Ron Washington
Washington’s influence has been transformational for years in MLB By GIL LeBRETON, Written for the LSWA The summer of 1970 was a trying...
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Jul 7, 20236 min read
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Class of '23 Profile: M.L. Woodruff
Woodruff didn’t plan on being a coach, but quickly became one of the game’s best By ROBIN FAMBROUGH, Written for the LSWA Many things...
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Jul 7, 20236 min read
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Bruce Brown, Lori Lyons are 2023 sports journalism inductees in LSHOF
For release Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, 11 a.m. contact Doug Ireland, 318-471-2086 or DougIreland@LaSportsHall.com NATCHITOCHES – Two...
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Nov 24, 20227 min read
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Meet the Induction Class of 2023
NATCHITOCHES – Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning Joins four-time WNBA All-Star Alana Beard and College World Series champion LSU...
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Sep 14, 202210 min read
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