Visitation is Monday evening and a Tuesday morning funeral is set in his hometown of Leesville for Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame member T. Barrett “T. Berry” Porter, Louisiana’s first professional rodeo cowboy.
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.
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 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation has generated $85,000 over the past two years to support the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum through its “Join the TEAM” membership drive.
Recent Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Sylvia Fowles, NFL stars Joe Horn, Todd McClure and Pat Williams, Major League Baseball All-Star Jonathan Lucroy and legendary basketball coaches John Brady, Mike McConathy and Dewain Strother make up a star-studded eight-member group of competitors’ ballot inductees chosen for 2026 induction in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
The 2025 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Celebration last Saturday night at the Natchitoches Events Center was a spectacular showcase of state sports greatness.
The news broke Tuesday morning. And with it, the hearts of Louisiana Tech fans everywhere.
The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 has expanded to 12 with the announcement Wednesday that retired football coach Nick Saban, who led LSU to a 2003 national championship, will be enshrined this summer.
Visitation is Friday and a funeral service is Saturday afternoon at the Haynesville First Baptist Church for 2004 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee Alton “Red” Franklin, one of the state’s most accomplished and impactful high school football coaches.
The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation is kicking off the second year of its “Join the Team” membership drive supporting ongoing enhancements to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum in Natchitoches.
