On Jan. 20, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum held a reception for the “Carrying on a Dream” exhibit.

The exhibit features the late social activist Martin Luther King’s Jr. hearse, which was obtained by Todd Graves, founder and CEO of Raising Cane’s in 2018.

Northwestern State University’s Reginald F. Lewis Scholars Ebenezer Aggrey, a sophomore business administration major, and Derrick Varnado, a sophomore communications major, contributed to the exhibit.

“I think it was a necessary precaution for everyone to see the symbol of Martin Luther King,” Aggrey said.

“It was a great opportunity, not only for us, but also for the entire community to be a part of something so historical,” Varnado said.

Jennae Biddiscombe, the branch director at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum was thrilled to provide accommodation for the exhibit.

“It was with a partnership with NSU that brought the exhibit here,” Biddiscombe said.

The “Carrying on a Dream” exhibit will be open to visitors in the Natchitoches area until Feb 5. The exhibit will then make its next stop in Lake Charles, at the Lake Charles Civic Center.

Clarification – Jan. 26, 2022

An explanation of what the “Carrying on a Dream” exhibit entails was added to clarify what the exhibit features.