Looking for a last-minute holiday gift idea for the sports fan in your family? Nothing beats a great sports book.
This wasn't such a great year for our local sports teams on the field, but it was an excellent one for the men and women who chronicle them for a living off of it. Some terrific Louisiana-flavored sports books were produced in 2016.
Here's my annual list of 2016's best Louisiana books for the sports fan in your family, with links to order, if interested. Enjoy.
The Best of Peter Finney (LSU Press, $29.95): The "greatest hits" of Louisiana's greatest sports writer.