Former LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri will be inducted into the Louisiana American Italian Hall of Fame on Saturday, February 24. Mainieri and his fellow award recipients will be honored at the 38th annual gala that will be held at the Hilton Riverside in downtown New Orleans at 6 p.m. CT. Visit here for tickets and information.

The Board of Directors of the American Italian Renaissance Foundation and Nominating Committee selected the 2024 Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame honorees, inductees and scholarship recipients. Others who will be honored at the event include sports performance and fitness coach Mackie Shilstone, NFL scout C.O. Brocato, and high school baseball coach Glenn Cecchini.