Country music legend Randy Travis was officially inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame during a special ceremony on May 27 as part of the Cajun Country Jam’s Memorial Day Festival in Denham Springs, Louisiana, where Travis arrived on stage to receive his honor in front of the crowd.

Inductees for the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame come from artists and those involved in the music business who have contributed to music in the state of Louisiana and are selected for the LMHOF or Regional Halls in three categories: native artists (born in Louisiana), in-residence artists (live or lived in Louisiana) and contributing artists (contributed significantly to the Louisiana musical business or influence).

With lifetime sales above $25 million, Travis is one of the biggest multi-genre record sellers ever and a recent inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame class of 2016. 

Travis’ honors include seven Grammy Awards, 11 Academy of Country Music statuettes, 10 American Music Awards, two People’s Choice Awards, seven Music City News Awards, eight Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association, and five Country Music Association honors. 

Since his near-fatal stroke in 2013, with the help of physical therapy and his wife, Mary Davis, Travis continues to improve his motor function, including speaking, walking, and even singing. 

With the assistance of author Ken Abraham, Randy Travis released his critically-acclaimed memoir, Forever and Ever, Amen.

In 2021 CMT named Travis the CMT Artist of a Lifetime, and in 2022, Travis released his award-winning documentary More Life.

With his induction, Travis joins a group of inductees that includes Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Louis Armstrong, and many others.