Aside from getting their much anticipated high school diplomas this week, TOP Natchitoches Parish senior athletes from Lakeview, Natchitoches Central and St. Mary’s High Schools, will be honored during the annual “Best of the Best” awards ceremony Friday, May 17 from 10 am – 12 pm at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest History Museum.
The featured awards this year will include: The L’Jarius Sneed Leadership Award which honors Minden native and two-time (2023 & 2024) Super Bowl Champion Sneed. A former member of the Kansas City Chiefs football team, Sneed was recently traded (March 2024) to the Tennessee Titans; business and entertainment “Snoop Dogg” Leadership Award, J.D. Garrett, Petey Perot and Charlie Tolar Football Awards will be presented.
Other named-Natchitoches tied awards include: The “Becca” Allen Softball Award, Pat LISTACH Baseball Award, Joe Dumars and Shantel Hardison Basketball Awards and the Stephanie Sowell Track and Field Award. Other named awards will be the W.D. Braxton Extra Mile Memorial Award and the Robert Walker Memorial Leadership Award.
After careful research by the Natchitoches Leadership Through Athletics Committee (NLTAC), each year, awards are given to students in their chosen-sanctioned Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) sport(s). The event is open to the public without a cost. For information call: 318-357-2492.
