Home > Crops & Livestock > Livestock > Poultry > Youth Projects > Hundreds Selected As Champions At 71st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show Hundreds of young people from across Louisiana were named state champions during a week of competition at the 71st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show. Scholastic Premiums Totaling $44K Awarded To Livestock Show’s Top Winners [Image: Group shot of market animal winners from livestock show] Top exhibitors of market animals received scholastic premiums of more than $44,000 Saturday (Feb. 18) at the conclusion of the 71st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show.The scholastic awards, which ranged from $1,500 to $5,500 for individual winners, went to 4-H and FFA youth who showed champion market animals during the Feb. 11-18 events that included competition for beef and dairy cattle, goats, hogs, poultry and sheep. The Broiler Project [Image: The Broiler Project] The primary objective of producing broilers is to optimize growth. Find information on housing, brooding, heating, lighting, feeders and waterers, feeds and feeding, and health.