Nell Louise Britner Poselle has been named the 2024 inductee to the prestigious Sabine Hall of Fame.
She entered this world on June 28, 1934, at the residence of her parents, Tim and Irene Ponselle in the Cedar Grove section of Shreveport. She was the youngest of four girls and later another sister was born, Jean, now Rains, who is a long-time resident of Sabine Parish.
Nell was educated in the public school system of Caddo Paish and graduated from Byrd High School in 1951 with honors, including being a member of the National Honor Society. After graduation on a Thursday night, she went to her first clerical job the next Monday morning and she says she thinks she has never stopped working.
Nell was employed for many years in secretarial jobs in Shreveport including being a legal secretary for various law firms. She was voted the Legal Secretary of the year in Shreveport and named the Legal Secretary of the Year or the State of Louisiana that same year.