[Image: Franklin Parish 4-Hers]Six 4-H'ers represented Franklin Parish at 4-H University on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge June 23-26, 2009. Youth participated in the event with 1,600 other high schoolers from across Louisiana. Youth representing our parish included Kabria Morgan, Cole Cureington, Hudson Smith, Kristen Berry, Jared Stephenson and Chad Berly. Cole Cureington and Chad Berly participated in Clover College. Jared Stephenson and Kristen Berry were members of UKrewe. Kabria Morgan and Hudson Smith competed in contests. Hudson Smith placed first in Public Speaking and won the 4-H Congress trip to Washington, D.C. Hudson Smith also served on the executive committee this year. Also attending were Carol Pinnell-Alison, county agent for Franklin Parish and volunteer Alisha Morgan.