In the small Northwest Louisiana town of Natchitoches, there now stands a striking building to house both the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Northwest Louisiana History Museum. (Figures 1 and 2) The Hall of Fame, created in 1958, honors athletes who are either from Louisiana or have played for teams based there. Its roll of inductees includes football greats such as Y.A Tittle, Terry Bradshaw, and Archie Manning, basketball stars such as Pete Maravich and Shaquille O’Neill, and many other standouts from the sports world. …