It was created as an alternative to the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA), which was segregated during that time.
The LIALO was founded at Peabody High School in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1935 by William H. Gray, a professor at Southern University.
[3] In 1962, the LHSAA removed the "whites only" membership clause from their charter, however, it continued to maintain an unofficial policy of exclusion.
The LHSAA's discrimination was plainly upheld, with the decision stating "no other reasonable inference is supported by the record and no other explanation is offered to us.
"[9] Following the decision, a large number of schools began to leave the LIALO in favor of the LHSAA in 1969.