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• Morten Andersen selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame

  February 4, 2017 8:39 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Former Saints legendary kicker Morten Andersen was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2017, it was announced Saturday night. Andersen joins LaDainian Tomlinson, Terrell Davis, Kurt Warner & Jason Taylor make up 2017 class of the Pro FB Hall of Fame. The... more »

• Slain Officer Matthew Gerald inducted into Central High Hall of Fame Play Video

  October 8, 2016 12:04 AM

  CENTRAL- Central High School honored one of the officers killed in July's attack on law enforcement at their football game Friday. Officer Matthew Gerald graduated from Central back in 1994. During halftime of the school's football game against Walker High, Gerald was officially inducted into the Central High School Hall... more »

• Officer killed in ambush to be inducted into Central High Hall of Fame

  September 28, 2016 7:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Central High School announced that Baton Rouge Police Officer Matthew Gerald will be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. Gerald was killed in an ambush shooting on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge in July. The ceremony will be held during the halftime of the... more »

• LSU's Hawthorne inducted into Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame

  June 25, 2016 9:50 PM

  NATCHITOCHES – Four people associated with LSU athletics were inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Saturday night in Natchitoches. The ceremony, held at the Natchitoches Events Center, is the 57 th Hall of Fame Ceremony for the organization. Jim Hawthorne, “The Voice of the Tigers,” led... more »

• Statue of 'Pistol Pete' clears another hurdle

  February 8, 2016 10:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The LSU Athletic Hall-of-Fame gave its approval on building a Pete Maravich statue to honor the hoops legend. Two weeks ago, the LSU revised its policies so a monument to "The Pistol" could be built. Otherwise, Maravich would have been inelgible since he didn't accrue enough... more »

• New Orleans music icon Allen Toussaint dead at 77

  November 10, 2015 7:38 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- Allen Toussaint, the New Orleans music legend and Rock and Roll innovator, died Monday while on tour in Europe. WWL-TV reports Toussaint's family confirmed he died shortly after a performance in Spain. He was 77. A spokesperson for Madrid emergency services said rescue workers were called... more »