[Image: meat]During the week of June 23-26, 56 middle school and senior high 4-H members from Lafourche Parish competed at LSU in state contests. These 4-H’ers brought home one state winner, five first alternates and 34 blue ribbons.
Lafourche Parish winners were as follows: Automotive-Bicycle—Ryan Usea, THS, 1st Alternate; Career Preparation Interview—Raceland Middle, Teddi Folse, Blue Ribbon; Child Development—Jamie Hebert, SLHS, Blue Ribbon; Computer Simulation—Jerrin Dugas and Braden Eymard, SLHS, 1st Alternate; Consumer Decision Making—Beth Barrilleaux and Sophia Collette, SLHS, Blue Ribbon; Consumer Decision Making—Colleen Guidry and Kristy Hebert, SLHS, 1st Alternate; Consumer Foods Judging—Kristie Crosby, Home School, Adrienne Rousse, SLHS, and Kirsten Theriot, LCO, Blue Ribbon; Dairy Cattle Judging—Bailey Samanie, THS, Cody Quebedeaux, THS, State Individual, and Caitlyn Rogers, CLHS, Blue Ribbon Team; Dog Care and Training—Cecily Plaisance, CLHS, Blue Ribbon; Insect Identification—Cole Galey, SLHS, 1st Alternate, and Christopher Guillot, EDW, Blue Ribbon; Livestock Judging—Megan Bouvier, SLHS, 1st Alternate Individual; Justin Matherne, THS, and Donee Fields, THS, Blue Ribbon Team; Meat Identification—Chris Folse, CLHS, Paige Quebedeaux, THS, Blue Ribbon Individual, and Andrew Roussell, CLHS, Blue Ribbon Individual, Blue Ribbon Team; Outdoor Skills—Hunter Weimer, Home School, Brandon Saucier, CLHS, Blue Ribbon Individual, and Matthew Waguespack, CLHS, Blue Ribbon Individual, Blue Ribbon Team; Plant Science—Caitlin, Meagan and Rydon Naquin, EDW, Blue Ribbon Team; Poultry Judging—Josh McCarthy, THS, Dane Adams and Cody Benoit, CLHS, Blue Ribbon Individual and Blue Ribbon Team; and Soybean Illustrated Talk—Lexi Hebert, THS, Blue Ribbon.
Other 4-H’ers participating were Nolan Falgout, Dyllan Thibodeaux and Benton Troxclair, EDW; Kaitlyn Toups and Caitlyn Rouge, SWMS; Amber Ledet, RMS; Katelynn Perez, ETMS; Katelin Breaux, CLHS; Crystal Melancon, Megan Bourgeois, Meghann Uzee and Sarah Zeringue, CLHS; Olivia Doucet and Patrick Zeringue, St. Mary; Olivia Dempster and Kirsten Oncale, THS; and Megan Adams, Trey Acosta, Sarah Guidry and Chi Nguyen, SLHS.
Congratulations to all 4-H’ers who participated!