more... > Parishes > Pointe Coupee > 4-H > Photos Photos of 4-H members at the 4-H activities. 2008 Sugar & Pecan Cookery Contest [Image: pecan sweets] Get your recipes ready for the 2008 4-H Sugar and Pecan Cookery Contest scheduled for March 8. The contest will be held at the Cottonport Bank Community Center in New Roads. Click the link for the rules and registration. La. 4-H History 4-H can trace its roots in Louisiana to the boys' corn club, which began in Avoyelles Parish in 1908 with the help of the parish superintendent of education, V. L. Roy, and the dean of the College of Agriculture, Dr. W.R. Dodson.