As a sophomore, Lou Brock hit for a .500 average.
Keeping this momentum during his junior year, he was part
of the Southern University team that won the NAIA baseball
championship. Brock was subsequently selected for the U.S.
baseball team in . . . — — Map (db m199584) HM
When Mel Blount entered the NFL in 1970 his physical stature
set a new standard for the cornerback position. During his
college career at Southern, Blount was twice named to the
Southwestern Athletic Conference first team. During his
junior . . . — — Map (db m199586) HM
Upon his arrival to Baton Rouge in 1993, Pete Richardson
ushered in the golden era of Southern University Football
compiling 128 wins during a 17-year career. Richardson,
affectionately known as "Coach Pete” won six SWAC titles
and four HBCU . . . — — Map (db m199673) HM
In the modern era of collegiate sports, no player in Southern
University history garnered more respect and admiration
than the NCAA All-American and MLB All Star, Rickie Weeks Jr.
Once an overlooked yet talented prospect, Weeks came to
Southern . . . — — Map (db m203749) HM
Rodney Milburn overcame asthma as a child to join fellow
Southern University Track and Field legend Willie Davenport
as an Olympic gold medalist. Milburn was dominant as a
track star during his career at Southern. Among the world
records he set . . . — — Map (db m202250) HM
Roger Cador finished with a coaching career record of 913-597-1.
He had earned 14 Southwestern Athletic Conference championships,
a dozen 30-win seasons, 11 NCAA regional appearances, and three
regional wins. He had coached 10 All-Americans and . . . — — Map (db m201212) HM
Willie Davenport embodied the indomitable will and relentless
spirit of Southern University's greatest athletes. Davenport enrolled
at Southern University in Baton Rouge after his discharge from the
U.S. Army and was ranked the No. 1 in the . . . — — Map (db m199540) HM
On this site, in the City of Kenner, the first World Championship Heavyweight Prize fight held in the United States took place.
In the predawn hours on May 10, 1870, a crowd of about 1,000 people left the New Orleans Jackson Street Railroad . . . — — Map (db m86104) HM
The Kenner White Sox baseball team was organized in 1932 by Henry "Teddy" Stewart. Many of the players subsequently played in the Negro American League.
A resolution adopted by the city of Kenner on January 17, 2002 recognizing the Kenner . . . — — Map (db m86153) HM
The stadium that once stood near this site was named for Clement
James McNaspy. He was the school's first athletic director and coach,
in addition to his duties as a physics and chemistry professor. He was
known as the "Father of Southwestern . . . — — Map (db m238262) HM
Charlie Joiner graduated from
Grambling State University in 1969 and
was drafted in the fourth round by the
American Football League's Houston Oilers.
He retired with the most career receptions,
receiving yards and games played of any
wide . . . — — Map (db m159994) HM
Collie J. Nicholson, Grambling's
first sports information director, wrote the
school right into the national consciousness
and he did it with nothing more than a
battered typewriter and a big heart. Nicholson
served as Sports Information . . . — — Map (db m159997) HM
Douglas L. Williams, a Zachary,
Louisiana native, is best known for his MVP
performance in Super Bowl XXII while
playing for the Washington Redskins against
the Denver Broncos. He was the first African
American quarterback to win the Super . . . — — Map (db m160422) HM
Beginning in 1941, Eddie G. Robinson spent
fifty-six years as head football coach at Grambling
State University. He sent more than 200 players
into the pros -four of which have been inducted
into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On October . . . — — Map (db m160085) HM
Nicknamed "The Big Cat,” Mr. Ernie Ladd was an American
Collegiate professional football player & professional
wrestler. A standout athlete in high school, Ladd attended
Grambling State University on a basketball scholarship
before being . . . — — Map (db m159409) HM
Frederick Hobdy was the
winningest coach in Louisiana collegiate
basketball history with 572 victories between
1957 and 1986. His teams won 7 Southwestern
Athletic Conference titles and the National
Athletic Intercollegiate . . . — — Map (db m150350) HM
Henry Louis Dyer (born in Baton Rouge, LA) is a
former Grambling College All-American, as well as,
American football running back in the National Football
League for the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington
Redskins. He was Grambling's leading . . . — — Map (db m159016) HM
Basketball Great Howard, Mr. Davis, came to Grambling
with All-District and All-State honors earned as a point
guard during his years at Scotlandville High School.
Coach Fred Hobdy recruited Howard and waited eagerly
for him to arrive to . . . — — Map (db m159531) HM
James "Shack” Harris led
Grambling to SWAC championships in
each of his four years as quarterback and
was named MVP of the 1967 Orange Blossom
Classic. Drafted by the AFL's Buffalo Bills, he
became the first black player to start a . . . — — Map (db m159995) HM
Junious "Buck" Buchanan played both
offense and defense at Grambling. In 1963,
Buchanan was the first player chosen in
the first AFL draft by the Dallas Texans which
later became the Kansas City Chiefs. A
dominant lineman in his day, for eight . . . — — Map (db m159533) HM
Mr. Earnie Miles was widely known for his pioneering
career at KNOE-TV in Monroe, Louisiana as the first
black news reporter and host of the "Earnie Miles
Gospel Show” which began in 1980. The show was
the most watched gospel show in the . . . — — Map (db m150962) HM
Paul "Tank" Younger, a Grambling,
Louisiana native, played college football at
Grambling State University and was the first
player from a historically black university to
play professional football. In 1955, "Tank"
became the last player named . . . — — Map (db m159996) HM
Mr. Ralph "Scooney” Garr was 22 years old when he broke
into the big leagues in 1968 w/ the Atlanta Braves. In 1967,
he led both the Grambling Tigers & the National Assoc. for
Intercollegiate Athletics with a .585 batting average & . . . — — Map (db m159507) HM
Mr. Robert M. "Bob” Hopkins was an American basketball
player and coach. He played college basketball at
Grambling State University where he scored 3,759 points
(averaging 29.8 pointed per game in his career). One of
his cousins, . . . — — Map (db m159506) HM
Tommie Lee Agee was a star at Grambling College and
a Major League Baseball center fielder. He signed with
the Cleveland Indians in 1962, and moved through the
ranks. In 1966, he earned the Rookie of the Year Award
and the Golden Glove Award. . . . — — Map (db m150991) HM
Willie Brown's career with the
Denver Broncos and the Oakland Ralders
spanned sixteen seasons and 204 games
from 1963 through 1978. Willie Brown's
16-year NFL career vaulted him into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame in his
first year of . . . — — Map (db m159536) HM
Willie Davis played for the
Grambling State Tigers before being drafted
in the 15th round of the 1956 NFL Draft by
the Cleveland Browns. Willie Davis is
the award-winning defensive end for Vince
Lombardi's World Champion Green Bay
Packers and . . . — — Map (db m159537) HM
Willis Reed, Jr. dominated while at
Grambling State, formerly Grambling College,
leading the basketball team to one NAIA title
and three Southwestern Athletic Conference
Championships. Reed was selected in the
second round of the NBA Draft as . . . — — Map (db m159532) HM
Recreational opportunities were
abundant for those living on the
plantation in the 1800s. Planter
Ambrose LeComte was known for
his fine racehorses Horse racing
remained popular in the 20th
century and most plantations
including Magnolia had . . . — — Map (db m227462) HM
Tulane Stadium was the original home of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints from 1967-1974. The Saints' first regular season game was held on September 17, 1967. Most notable for John Gilliam's returned 94-yard kickoff return on the . . . — — Map (db m114221) HM
On Monday, September 25, 2006, Steve Gleason was responsible for one of the most dramatic moments in New Orleans Saints history. He blocked a punt in the first quarter of the team's return to the Superdome following Hurricane Katrina. That night, . . . — — Map (db m105944) HM
The Louisiana Jockey Club composed of prominent New Orleans citizens, opened the Fair Grounds Course on April 13, 1872. They chose this site which previously had been the scene of Agricultural and Industrial fairs. Through the years five racing . . . — — Map (db m155688) HM
Dedicated for cemetery purposes
July 2, 1872
Recognized as one of the world's
most unique and beautiful cemeteries
Approximately 150 acres
Formerly the Metairie Race Course
Scene of the famous match races
between LeCompte and . . . — — Map (db m87275) HM
Home of New Orleans' first professional sports team, baseball's New Orleans Pelicans. The "Pels" played home games here from the park's construction in 1915 through its demolition in 1957. Negro league teams such as the Black Pelicans and the . . . — — Map (db m100503) HM
Originally known as the Pontchartrain Park Stadium of the New Orleans Recreation
Department, the first Barrow Stadium was dedicated in May 1957 by Mayor
deLessups Story Morrison. The stadium served as a popular venue for youth
baseball, football . . . — — Map (db m158471) HM
One half mile North. The Monroe Monarchs
played Negro League baseball in what was
known as Casino Park. Owned by local oil
and machine works businessman, Fred A.
Stovall, the Monarchs became champions
of the Negro Southern League in 1932 . . . — — Map (db m133753) HM
In the early 1800's Josiah Chambers purchased 6,000 acres. His son, Josiah Chambers, Jr., upgraded the property, built a race track and developed transportation links via roads, bayou navigation and railroad, eventually expanding to almost 10,000 . . . — — Map (db m117593) HM
In 1854 the residents of Smith's Landing, a small trading post on historic Bayou Boeuf renamed their settlement LECOMTE for a famous horse. LECOMTE was owned by Thomas Jefferson and Montfort Wells, area plantation owners. LECOMTE won his first race . . . — — Map (db m87236) HM
Opelousas First and Famous Birthplace Of Zydeco Music
Birthplace Of Swamp Pop Music
First Protestant (Methodist) Church In Louisiana & Oldest Methodist Church
West Of The Mississippi - 1806
First Masonic Temple West Of The Mississippi- . . . — — Map (db m134002) HM
Preston Fontenot, better known as 'Sweet', was a member of the J.S.
Clark High School class of 1961. Preston was a very popular and
intelligent student. He was a member of the 1958 and 1959 AA LIALA
state track championship teams, but 'Sweet's . . . — — Map (db m224355) HM
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