NATCHITOCHES - Brandon Stokley and Jerry Simmons, the all-time leading receiver in Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football history and the winningest coach in Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis, are among a class of eight chosen for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Six-time Pro Bowl receiver Reggie Wayne, 18-year Major League Baseball pitcher Russ Springer and NBA champion and two-time Grambling All-American Larry Wright are among the 2018 class that includes championship coach Lewis Cook (high school football, still active at Notre Dame of Crowley), along with 1975 Bassmaster Classic champion Jack Hains and the late Paul Candies, a member of the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame.