BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana High School Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2027, recognizing 10 individuals whose accomplishments and contributions have left a lasting mark on Louisiana high school athletics.
The 2027 class represents a wide range of roles within high school athletics, including coaches, competitors and officials. Collectively, the class has produced state championships, All-American honors, professional careers, distinguished coaching records and decades of service to Louisiana's student-athletes and athletic programs.
The Class of 2027 includes David Anderson, Don Boniol, Early Doucet, Greg Gautreaux, Kim "Gidge" Guidry, Adrienne Johnson, Temeka Johnson, Jimmy Lee Jones, Sivi Elsensohn Miller and Rusty Rugg.
The Louisiana High School Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Thursday, April 15, 2027, at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge. Additional information regarding tickets and the event will be released closer to the ceremony.
David Anderson has built a coaching career spanning multiple states and decades, with a significant portion of his career spent at Ruston High School. Anderson served as head track coach at Ruston from 1991-2005 and again from 2006-2011, following earlier coaching stops at St. Frederick and Neville High Schools.
During his Louisiana coaching career, Anderson guided teams to five boys' cross country state championships, two girls' cross country state championships, two boys outdoor track and field state championships and one girl's outdoor track and field state championship. His teams also earned numerous state runner-up finishes.
Anderson has been named LSWA Track Coach of the Year four times and has twice been nominated for NFHS National Coach of the Year. He is also a member of the Ark-La-Tex Track Hall of Fame and Bossier High School Hall of Fame and is a two-time recipient of the LTFCA Lifetime Achievement Award.