(Louisiana Statewide – June 23, 2025) – Louisiana sports fans are set to enjoy front row seats at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 induction ceremony as Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) brings this year’s event LIVE from Natchitoches. NFL and LSU football standout Andrew Whitworth, pro basketball All-Stars Danny Granger and Vickie Johnson, coaching greats Joe Scheuermann, Danny Broussard, and Nick Saban are all part of a star-studded group of honorees to be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. LPB celebrates these iconic sports figures and the entire induction class during the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame: 2025 Celebration, Saturday, June 28 at 7:00 PM. Viewers can also stream the “Purple Carpet” pre-ceremony online at www.lpb.org and on YouTube beginning at 6:00 PM.
In addition to the live broadcast, both WLAE-TV 32 in New Orleans and WYES, the PBS station for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, will air the taped broadcast. WLAE will air the special on Friday, July 4 at 4:00pm and WYES-TV on Monday, July 7 at 9:00pm.
This LPB special, produced in partnership with the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, will bring excitement and unforgettable moments to sports fans across the state. It will feature exclusive sit-down interviews and profile stories on the honorees. “Louisiana athletes have always played an integral role in the history of organized sports. Our state’s outsized contributions across the athletic spectrum are recognized throughout the sports world,” says Clarence “C.C” Copeland, LPB President and CEO. “We’re proud to bring this event live for the first time, so viewers everywhere can share in the celebration.”
“The concept of a live, statewide telecast of the induction ceremony has been a quantum leap forward that we’ve envisioned for many years,” adds Doug Ireland, Chairman, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. “The ceremony is a captivating, entertaining, impassioned, and joy-filled event that even those non-sports fans in the audience will enjoy. We are very grateful for our partnership with LPB and thrilled about taking this next step forward.”
Along with Whitworth, Granger, Johnson, Scheuermann, Broussard, and Saban, the 2025 LSHOF Class includes 14-time All-American gymnast April Burkholder, boxing great Bobby Soileau, and high school football coaching legend Dale Weiner.
In addition, acclaimed sports journalists Ed Daniels and Glenn Guilbeau will be inducted and receive the 2025 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism, while LSU graduate and associate commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, Herb Vincent will be enshrined as the winner of the 2025 Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award.
LPB will encore the LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME: 2025 CELEBRATION on Sunday, July 6 at 1:30 PM. The program also will be available via on demand streaming at https://www.lpb.org/lshof.
For more information, contact Colleen Spillane, Public Information Officer, Louisiana Public Broadcasting at (225)-767-4453 or 1-800-272-8161 ext. 4453 or by email at cspillane@lpb.org.
About Louisiana Public Broadcasting:
Since 1975, Louisiana Public Broadcasting has been the public television network for the state of Louisiana with stations in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, and Shreveport. LPB is also affiliated with WLAE-TV in New Orleans. In addition to its award-winning documentaries about the history and people of Louisiana, LPB is dedicated to helping children throughout the state develop their literacy, math, and science skills through its numerous educational outreach programs.
