Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Natchitoches, Louisiana

The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame is located in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest Louisiana History Museum – Natchitoches in a new facility in the downtown historic district in

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. After years of planning and construction, the LHOF opened on June 28, 2013.

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, whose office handles state tourism matters, was on hand for the grand opening. The museum had been fifty-five years in search of a permanent home. Many of the artifacts had previously been stored at Prather Coliseum on the campus of

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in Natchitoches. Because of Hurricane Katrina there had been fear that the proposed museum would be deleted from approved projects in 2005 by the Louisiana Bond Commission. Then

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Taylor Townsend, however, informed Hall of Fame executive director Doug Ireland that the sports museum, unlike other similar proposals, had survived the vetting process. Natchitoches Mayor Lee Posey said the museum is a "tremendous" boost to Natchitoches-area tourism.

Inductees

The first inductees were named to the Hall of Fame in 1958.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Louisiana Sports Hall Of Fame Halls of fame in Louisiana State sports halls of fame in the United States All-sports halls of fame Sports hall of fame inductees Sports in Louisiana Museums in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Sports in Natchitoches, Louisiana Awards established in 1958 1958 establishments in Louisiana