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Paul Maineri - 2023 LSHOF Inductee

Mainieri invested in himself and LSU, mentored players, and Tiger baseball stock soared By GLENN GUILBEAU, Written for the LSWA Paul Mainieri wanted the LSU baseball head coaching job in 2006 so badly, he paid for it – literally.

Lori Lyons - 2023 LSHOF Inductee

Indomitable, influential Lori Lyons has made the most of a very modest opportunity By TED LEWIS, Written for the LSWA It doesn’t happen as frequently as a decade ago these days.

Walter Imahara - 2023 LSHOF Inductee

Determination, maximum effort are trademarks of Imahara’s incredible life, career By BRUCE BROWN, Written for the LSWA Never look back. That's not where you're going. If anyone had a reason to look back and wonder why things were as they appeared, Walter Imahara might have had a reason.

Matt Forte - 2023 LSHOF Inductee

Initially underrated, Forte quickly became invaluable at every level By LENNY VANGILDER, Written for the LSWA Recruiting services listed Matt Forte as a fullback coming out of Slidell High School. He would make his mark over four years at Tulane and 10 more in the NFL as a lead back.

Wendell Davis - 2023 LSHOF Inductee

Wendell Davis was way ahead of the game while rewriting LSU, SEC receiving records By TEDDY ALLEN, Journal Sports A two-time All-America receiver and the SEC Player of the Year as a senior in 1987, former LSU Tiger Wendell Davis is so unassuming, so under the radar and in the moment, that how good...

Drawdown scheduled for Henderson Lake

Continuing a long-standing collaboration to enhance the overall health of Henderson Lake, and based on the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recommendations, the St. Martin Parish Government has scheduled a drawdown for Henderson Lake in St.

Walter Davis - 2023 LSHOF inductee

Reluctantly backing away from basketball led Walter Davis to the world stage By SHELDON MICKLES, Written for the LSWA Looking back on the totality of his track and field career, it seems nearly impossible to think that it almost didn’t happen for two-time U.S. Olympian Walter Davis.

Paul Byrd - 2023 LSHOF Inductee

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 1988, and the latest crop of freshmen were stepping onto the LSU campus.

Bruce Brown - 2023 LSHOF inductee

Willingness to take unconventional paths led to Brown’s iconic sportswriting career By KEVIN FOOTE, Written for the LSWA For Bruce Brown, the world’s view of the biggest thing out there was never a guiding light for him.

Alana Beard - 2023 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee

By JIMMY WATSON, Written for the LSWA Once offered a live goat in appreciation of her basketball prowess, Alana Beard was a generational athlete who won nearly every award imaginable for a women’s basketball player during an incredible career that took her across the world.