NEW ORLEANS, LA – Holy Cross School is proud to announce that Coach Lou Carboni, Class of 1968, has been selected for induction into the prestigious Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025. The induction ceremony will be held on January 10, 2025, in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Coach Carboni’s career exemplifies dedication, skill, and commitment to both the sport of baseball and to the student-athletes he has mentored over the decades. A three-year letterman at Holy Cross, Carboni twice earned All-District honors and captained the 1968 baseball team. His collegiate career included being named a junior college Honorable Mention All-American and an All-Conference player at Loyola University under legendary Coach Louis “Rags” Scheuermann.
Beginning his teaching and coaching career in 1973, Carboni held positions at St. John Prep, De La Salle, and East St. John before returning to his alma mater, Holy Cross, in 1980. Over 25 seasons as head coach of the Tigers, he became the winningest baseball coach in Holy Cross history, achieving an impressive 417 victories.
Under his leadership, the Holy Cross-based Saucer Marine American Legion team won a state championship in 1982, and the Tigers were state runner-up in prep baseball in 1987. In 1996, Carboni was recognized as the Class 5A State Coach of the Year.
His Holy Cross legacy was cemented in 2015 when he was inducted into the Holy Cross Sports Hall of Fame.To honor his achievements, Holy Cross presents the Lou Carboni Award annually to its most outstanding baseball player.
We are ecstatic for Coach Lou Carboni and look forward to celebrating his induction in January. We thank him for his many years of service to Holy Cross and the countless students he has inspired and impacted throughout his career.
Holy Cross School is an independent, Catholic, college preparatory school founded in 1849 by the Congregation of Holy Cross to educate young men in the greater New Orleans community. Holy Cross is fully approved by the Louisiana State Department of Education and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as a college preparatory school for boys in grades PK–12.
Holy Cross School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Holy Cross School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.