St. Landry, Acadia, Evangeline parish youths named champions at 81st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show

Hundreds of young people from across Louisiana were named state champions during the 81st Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show held Feb. 13-20 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.
To qualify for the state show, competitors had to first participate in parish and district livestock shows across Louisiana. At the state show, 2,363 youths exhibited 1,584 breeding animals, 1,492 market animals, 173 pens of broilers and 585 exhibition birds, according to the LSU AgCenter Livestock Show manager Dwayne Nunez.
Judges at the LSU AgCenter Livestock Show determined more than 250 state champions in various breeds of beef and dairy cattle, goats, hogs, poultry and sheep.
Although the event showcases examples of the state’s important livestock industries, LSU AgCenter administrators say it is much more than that.
“This show is much more about recognizing champion young people than it is about naming champion animals,” said Bill Richardson, LSU vice president for agriculture. “Every youngster who participated in this show is a champion because of the dedication, skills and knowledge they’ve demonstrated by caring for their animals.”
In addition to breed and species champions, the livestock show also designates Supreme Champions for breeding animals in each livestock category.
Tri-Parish winners are:
Supreme Champion Beef Bull – Taylor Faul, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Supreme Champion Poultry – Joshua (Cole) Briley, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Following is a list of additional Tri-Parish winners in various livestock categories and their parish 4‑H or FFA affiliation:
Exhibition Poultry
Best Bird of the Show – Joshua (Cole) Briley, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Bantam Display – Joshua (Cole) Briley, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Champion Bantam – Joshua (Cole) Briley, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Better Patterned Female – Joshua (Cole) Briley, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Champion Single Comb Clean Leg – Emma Bergeron, St. Landry Parish 4-H.
Champion All Other Comb Clean Leg – Joshua (Cole) Briley, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion All Other Comb Clean Leg – Joshua (Cole) Briley, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Breeding Goats
Reserve Champion Purebred Pigmy Buck – MacKenzie Roberie, St. Landry Parish 4-H.
Champion Purebred Pigmy Doe – Sophie Guillory, Port Barre FFA.
Champion Nigerian Dwarf Buck – Emmerson Lyons, St. Landry Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion Nigerian Dwarf Doe – Emmerson Lyons, St. Landry Parish 4-H.
Champion Mytonics Buck –Jase Marcantel, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Champion Mytonics Doe – Josie Deshotel, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion Mytonics Doe –Josie Deshotel, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed Doe – Sophie Guillory, Port Barre High FFA.
Market Swine
Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed – Onalisa Perez, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Barrow – Zachary Manuel, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Cross – Levi Manuel, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Breeding Sheep
Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Hampshire Ewe – Darian Lessigne, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed Ram – Jacob Fontenot, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed Ram – Hannah LeBlanc, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Commercial Ewe – Laura Kate Manuel, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Miniature Beef Cattle
Grand Champion Non-Zebu Influence Bull – Claudia Byler, Iota High FFA
Reserve Grand Champion Louisiana-bred Non-Zebu Influence Bull – Claudia Byler, Iota High FFA.
Grand Champion and Grand Champion Louisiana-bred Non-Zebu Influence Heifer – Claudia Byler, Iota High FFA
Reserve Grand Champion Non-Zebu Influence Heifer – Claudia Byler, Iota High FFA
Breeding Beef
Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Braford Base Heifer – Leah Thibodeaux, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion Brahman Bull – Wesley Thibodeaux, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Brahman Heifer – Leah Thibodeaux, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Champion Brangus Bull – Taylor Faul, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Brangus Heifer – Taylor Faul, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Brangus Heifer – Addyson Gautreaux, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Charolais Heifer – Sadie Ortego, St. Landry Parish 4-H.
Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Red Brahman Bull – Leah Thibodeaux, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Red Brahman Heifer – Wesley Thibodeaux, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Red Brahman Heifer – Alyson Fontenot, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Champion Simbrah Bull – Wesley Thibodeaux, Acadia Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Simbrah Bull – Madison Landry, Evangeline Parish 4-H.
Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Simbrah Bull – Gabrielle Herpin, Acadia Parish 4-H.