Class of 2012 featured LIVE on CST Tonight! Saturday at 10:00pm

NEW ORLEANS – The 2012 inductees to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame will be announced exclusively on Cox Sports Television this Saturday on CST Tonight!. The show will air LIVE at 10:00pm from the Louisiana CAT Studios in New Orleans.

Victor Howell and Paul Crane will continue to serve as hosts of the show, while Eric Richey will interview members of the new class of Hall of Famers.

“The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation is deeply grateful to Cox Sports Television for their announcement of the 2012 inductees into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame,” said Lisa Babin, the President and CEO of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation. 

“This is another extraordinary class of inductees who will enhance the robust and inspiring sports heritage which will be portrayed in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum currently under construction in Natchitoches.” 

“For the second year in a row, we are honored to have the opportunity to announce the Hall of Fame class LIVE on our network,” said CST head Rod Mickler. “Being a part of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame since the inception of the network is a relationship that we cherish.”

The affiliation between CST and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame has been in existence since the debut of the network in late 2002. The Louisiana Sports Writers Association has been on hand since then to produce a one-hour special that recaps the induction ceremonies for each year’s class. This year’s induction weekend is scheduled for June 21-23 in historic Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Tickets for the event are available now. Further information on the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame can be found at www.lasportshall.com and on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s website at www.thelswa.com.

About the LA Sports Hall of Fame
The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame was begun by members of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) who wanted to honor the state’s outstanding athletes and coaches.  LSWA held their first election in 1958 with three inductees but their dream of a permanent home to honor the state’s outstanding athletes and coaches began in 1951.  Induction ceremonies began in Shreveport and were held around the state to include locations such as LSU games and the VFW Sports Awards Banquet in New Orleans. In 1972, NSU provided the first actual Hall of Fame location in its’ Prather Coliseum where portraits and morabilia of the inductees remained until construction began on the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum in downtown Natchitoches. 

After six decades of relentless effort, the Louisiana Sports Writers Associations’ dreams of a permanent home for Louisiana’s sports legends are coming true!

The selection process has remained consistent through the years with a 30 member Hall of Fame Selection Committee comprised of elected Louisiana Sports Writers conducting a two-month review process before electing no more than eight new members to the Hall of Fame.  A standing ballot, typically including more than 100 candidates, is supplemented each year by new nominees.  Nominations can be made by the public as well as by members of LSWA.   As of 2012, over 250 distinguished inductees have been recognized as members of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.