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Third year of impactful LSHOF membership drive launches

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Monday, November 10, 2025
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. First launched in 2023, Year Three of the membership drive began on November 1.
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McNeese star quarterback passes away at 64

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Thursday, October 30, 2025
By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III LSN Sports Editor LAKE CHARLES -- The McNeese football family is in mourning. Former Cowboys standout quarterback Stephen Starring passed away last week at the age of 64. Starring was inducted into the McNeese Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.
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LSU athletics announces leadership change in football

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Thursday, October 30, 2025
LSU Athletics BATON ROUGE — LSU Athletics has made the decision to separate with football head coach Brian Kelly effective immediately, Director of Athletics Scott Woodward announced Sunday. Terms of the separation are still being negotiated.
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Media picks Florida to win 2026 SEC men’s basketball championship

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Monday, October 20, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Defending national champion Florida was predicted to win the 2026 Southeastern Conference men’s basketball championship in voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members.
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Football contests are tight halfway through season

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Monday, October 13, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor Through five weeks of the football season, the races are tight to see who will the Readers’ Division and the Businesses’ Division in the Ville Platte Gazette’s football contests.
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Southeastern Conference announces 2026-29 football opponents

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Monday, September 29, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference on Tuesday announced the opponents and sites for SEC football games for the 2026 through 2029 seasons. The SEC announced in August it would play a nine-game conference schedule starting with the 2026 season.
LSU’s Jack Pyburn (44) looks to make a defensive stop against Florida’s DJ Lagway (2) in the Tigers’ 20-10 win over the Gators on Saturday night in Death Valley. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

LSU’s Jack Pyburn (44) looks to make a defensive stop against Florida’s DJ Lagway (2) in the Tigers’ 20-10 win over the Gators on Saturday night in Death Valley. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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LSU begins SEC play with win over Florida

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Thursday, September 18, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor BATON ROUGE - One offensive touchdown was enough for the LSU Tigers to pick up a 20-10 win over the Florida Gators on Saturday night. Aiding the Tigers to victory were five interceptions. One of which was returned for a touchdown for the final score of the night.
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LSHOF announces 2026 induction class

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Monday, September 15, 2025
NATCHITOCHES – 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...
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LSHOF Class of 2026 to be announced Sunday

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Thursday, September 11, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor The 2026 inductees of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame will be announced in the Sunday, September 14, edition of the Ville Platte Gazette. Among the inductees is Warren Morris, who is the third recipient of the Ambassador Award after Tim Brando and Wilbert Ellis.
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