News Release Distributed 02/19/14

GONZALES, La. – Hundreds of young people from across Louisiana were named state champions during the 79th Annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show held Feb.8-15 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.

To qualify for the state show, competitors had to first participate in parish and district livestock shows across Louisiana. At the state show,1,702 youths exhibited 1,686 breeding animals,1,460 market animals, 139 pens of broilers and 662 exhibition birds, according to LSU AgCenter Livestock Show manager Dwayne Nunez.

Judges at the LSU AgCenter Livestock Show determined more than 2,000 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.”

The livestock show demonstrates the result of years of hard work on the part of the FFA members, Nunez said. “But we also see the support of parents, teachers, volunteer leaders and others who helped them along the way,” he said.

In addition to breed and species champions, the livestock show also designates Supreme Champions for breeding animals in each livestock category. The winners this year are:

Supreme Champion Beef Bull – Taylor Faul, Acadia 4-H.

Supreme Champion Beef Heifer – Cheyenne Jones, Covington FFA.

Supreme Champion Dairy – Cassie Faunce, Tangipahoa 4‑H.

Supreme Champion Goat Buck – Lauren James, Rapides 4‑H.

Supreme Champion Goat Doe – Austin Landry, Assumption 4‑H.

Supreme Champion Sheep Ram – Jillian Galiano, Lafourche 4‑H.

Supreme Champion Sheep Ewe – Madison Frazier, Calcasieu 4‑H .

Supreme Champion Swine – Megan Bordelon, Ascension 4‑H.

Following is a list of additional winners in various livestock categories and their home parishes and 4‑H. or FFA affiliation:

Broilers

Champion Pen of Broilers – Eli Durr, Natchitoches 4‑H

Reserve Champion Pen of Broilers – Eli Durr, Natchitoches 4‑H.

Exhibition Poultry

Best Bird of the Show – Joshua Briley, Evangeline 4‑H.

Best Display – Lindsey Hammatt, Ascension St. Amant High FFA.

Bantam Display – Trenton Brownlee, Rapides 4‑H.

Champion Standard – Peyton Daigrepont, Avoyelles 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Standard – Patsy Raphael, East Baton Rouge 4‑H.

Champion Bantam – Joshua Briley, Evangeline 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Bantam – Trenton Brownlee, Rapides 4‑H.

Best Patterned Bantam Male – Joshua Briley, Evangeline 4‑H.

Best Patterned Bantam Female – Barrett Williams, St. Tammany Fifth Ward FFA.

Best Patterned Standard Male – Lindsey Hammatt, Ascension-St. Amant FFA.

Best Patterned Standard Female – Peyton Daigrepont, Avoyelles 4‑H.

Champion Modern Game – Bailey Hawthorne, Avoyelles 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Modern Game – Carmen Simoneaux, Lafayette 4‑H.

Champion Old English Game – Trenton Brownlee, Rapides 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Old English Game – Anna Palmer, Ascension 4‑H.

Champion Single Comb Clean Leg – Justin Pellerin, Rapides 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Single Comb Clean Leg – Jennifer Simmons, DeSoto 4‑H.

Champion Rose Comb Clean Leg – Payton Daigrepont, Avoyelles 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Rose Comb Clean Leg – John Hammatt, Ascension-St. Amant High FFA.

Champion All Other Comb Clean Leg – Joshua Briley, Evangeline 4‑H.

Reserve Champion All Other Comb Clean Leg – Joshua Briley, Evangeline 4‑H.

Champion Feather Leg – Katelyn Nettles, St. Tammany-Fifth Ward FFA.

Reserve Champion Feather Leg – Barrett Williams, St. Tammany-Fifth Ward FFA.

Champion American – Peyton Daigrepont, Avoyelles 4‑H.

Reserve Champion American – Lindsey Hammatt, Ascension- St. Amant FFA.

Champion Asiatic – Trenton Brownlee, Rapides 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Asiatic – Madison Pollet, West Feliciana 4‑H.

Champion English – Patsy Raphael, East Baton Rouge 4‑H.

Reserve Champion English – John Hammatt, Ascension -St. Amant FFA.

Champion Mediterranean – John Hammatt, Ascension -St. Amant FFA.

Reserve Champion Mediterranean – John Hammatt, Ascension- St. Amant FFA.

Champion Continental – Trenton Brownlee, Rapides 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Continental – Lauren Rogers, Lafourche 4‑H.

Champion Any Other Standard Breed – Lindsey Hammatt, Ascension-St. Amant FFA.

Reserve Champion Any Other Standard Breed – Jett Rogers, Vernon 4‑H.

Market Goats

Champion Market Goat – Kade Huval, St. Martin 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Market Goat – Taylor Lobue, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Champion Louisiana-bred Market Goat – MacKenzie Castro, Assumption 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Market Goat – Angelle Delcambre, Cameron 4‑H.

Breeding Goats

Champion Purebred Boer Buck – Lauren James, Rapides 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Purebred Boer Buck – Adam Touchet, Lafayette 4‑H.

Champion Louisiana-bred Purebred Boer Buck – Elliot Bernard, St. Martin 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Purebred Boer Buck – Shelby Welch, Cameron 4‑H.

Champion Purebred Boer Doe – Austin Landry, Assumption 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Purebred Boer Doe – Sydney Thibodeaux, Lafourche 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Purebred Boer Doe – Carmen Latiolais, Red River 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Percentage Boer Buck – Brianna Hendrix, West Carroll 4‑H.

Champion Percentage Boer Doe – Austin Landry, Assumption 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Percentage Boer Doe – Carmen Latiolais, Red River 4‑H.

Champion Louisiana-bred Percentage Boer Doe – Lauren James, Rapides 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Percentage Boer Doe – Lauren James, Rapides, 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Purebred Pigmy Buck – Elizabeth Stoddard, Cameron 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Purebred Pigmy Buck – Elizabeth Stoddard, Cameron 4‑H.

Champion Purebred Pigmy Doe – Elizabeth Stoddard, Cameron 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Purebred Pigmy Doe – Hallie Kay, Vernon 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Purebred Pigmy Doe – Elizabeth Stoddard, Cameron 4‑H.

Champion Any Other Breed Buck – Destinee Beard, Catahoula 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Any Other Breed Buck – Elijah McCormack, Catahoula 4‑H.

Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed Buck – Jade McFarlain, Acadia 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed Buck – Logan Scafidel, Tangipahoa 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed Doe – Curtis Fountain III, Cameron 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed Doe – Jase Marcantel, Evangeline 4‑H.

Champion Commercial Doe – Austin Landry, Assumption 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Commercial Doe – Tayton Poole, Jefferson Davis 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Commercial Doe – Shelby Giroir, Assumption 4‑H.

Market Swine

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Hog – Hadley Hoffpauir, Jefferson Davis 4-H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Hog – Grace Boudreaux, Calcasieu 4-H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Duroc – Sydney Rivers, Tangipahoa 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Duroc – Chloe Oliver, Allen 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Hampshire – Grace Boudreaux, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Hampshire – Jake Hebert, Vermilion 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Yorkshire – Rhett Lodriges, St. James 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Yorkshire – Mason Smith, Allen 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Yorkshire – Bailey Richard, St. James 4‑H.

Champion Any Other Breed – Emily Palombo, Jefferson Davis 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Any Other Breed – Rikki Gilmore, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed – Robert Bruchlaus, Allen/Kinder FFA.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed – Brock Hebert, Lafourche 4‑H.

Breeding Swine

Champion Duroc – Matthew Delaune, Ascension 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Duroc – Hannah Dupuis, Jefferson Davis 4‑H.

Champion Louisiana-bred Duroc – Brianna Robinson, Vermilion 4‑H

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Duroc – Grace Ibert, St. Mary 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Hampshire – Matthew Delaune, Ascension 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Hampshire – Kali Green, Lafayette 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Yorkshire – Megan Bordelon, Ascension 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Yorkshire – Avery Boudreaux, Iberia 4‑H.

Champion Any Other Breed – Dylan Fontenot, Livingston 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed – Victoria Chauvin, St. Mary 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed – Hailey Saucier, Centerville High FFA.

Market Lambs

Grand Champion and Grand Champion Louisiana-bred Market Lamb – Colby Conner, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Reserve Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Louisiana-bred Market Lamb – Logan Goutierrez, Vermilion 4‑H.

Breeding Sheep

Champion Dorset Ram – Jillian Galiano, Lafourche 4‑H.

Champion Dorset Ewe – Hallie Boudreaux, Cameron 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Dorset Ewe – Alyssa LeCompte, Lafourche 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Hampshire Ram – James Thibodaux, St. Landry 4‑H.

Champion Hampshire Ewe – James Thibodaux, St. Landry 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Hampshire Ewe – Dillon LeJeune, Ascension 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Southdown Ram – Scott Quigley, St. Tammany 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Southdown Ewe – Trini Quigley, St. Tammany 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Southdown Ewe – Belqui Guigley, St. Tammany 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Southdown Ewe – Belqui Guigley, St. Tammany 4‑H.

Champion Any Other Breed Ram – Kathryn LeBlanc, Acadia 4‑H.

Champion Any Other Breed Ewe – Hannah Soileau, Vermilion 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Any Other Breed Ewe – Avery Moon, Winn 4‑H.

Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed Ewe – Kassie San Miguel, Lafourche 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed Ewe – Claire Use’, Terrebonne 4‑H.

Champion Commercial Ewe – Madison Frazier, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Commercial Ewe – Sydney Stevens, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Champion Louisiana-bred Commercial Ewe – Sydney Stevens, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Market Steers

Champion Overall Market Steer – Conner Galley, Sulphur High FFA.

Reserve Champion Overall Market Steer – Erik Wiener, St. Tammany 4‑H.

Champion Louisiana-bred Overall Market Steer – Savanna Fruge, Bell City FFA.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Overall Market Steer – Kayleigh Fruge, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Champion Brahman Influence Market Steer – Conner Galley, Sulphur High FFA.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Brahman Influence Market Steer – Lily Gisclair, Beauregard 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Brahman Influence Market Steer – Lane Dugas, Walker High FFA.

Champion Non- Brahman Influence Market Steer – Erik Wiener, St. Tammany 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Non- Brahman Influence Market Steer – Savanna Fruge, Bell City FFA.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Non- Brahman Influence Market Steer – Kayleigh Fruge, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Breeding Beef

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Angus Bull – Cheyenne Jones, St. Tammany, Covington FFA.

Reserve Champion Angus Bull – Lindsey Culotta, Tangipahoa 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Angus Bull – Cheyenne Jones, St. Tammany, Covington FFA.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Angus Heifer – Cheyenne Jones, St. Tammany, Covington FFA.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Angus Heifer – Cheyenne Jones, St. Tammany, Covington FFA.

Champion Beefmaster Bull – Reese Tassin, Covington High FFA.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Beefmaster Bull – Lanie Hanna, Livingston, Maurepas High FFA.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Beefmaster Bull – Allie Daigle, Ascension 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Beefmaster Heifer – Mallori Touvell, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Beefmaster Heifer – Reese Tassin, St. Tammany, Covington FFA.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Beefmaster Heifer – Riley McMannus, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Champion Braford Bull – Madalyn Jennings, Folsom FFA.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Braford Bull – Blaire Broussard, Vermilion 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Braford Bull – Johnathan Landry, Cameron 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Braford Heifer – Emily Deshotel, Evangeline 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Braford Heifer – Ryan Danos, Iowa High FFA.

Reserve Louisiana-bred Braford Heifer – Jenna Picou, Cameron 4‑H.

Champion Braford Base Bull – John Warner, Cameron 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Braford Base Bull – Gauge LaBove, Cameron 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Braford Base Bull – Jade Herpin, Vermilion 4‑H.

Champion Braford Base Heifer – Gauge LaBove, Cameron 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Braford Base Heifer – Shelby Welch, Cameron 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Braford Base Heifer – Karlee Nunez, Cameron 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Brahman Bull – Katelin Cooper, Lincoln 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Brahman Bull – Faith McKay, Rapides, 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Brahman Bull – Wesley Thibodeaux, Acadia 4‑H.

Champion Brahman Heifer – Tyler Trahan, Hathaway FFA.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Brahman Heifer – Morgan Sharp, Tangipahoa 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Brahman Heifer – Briley Richard, South Cameron FFA.

Champion Brangus Bull – Taylor Faul, Acadia 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Brangus Bull – Michael Arnold, Red River 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Brangus Bull – Megan Pickett, Many FFA.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Brangus Heifer – Taylor Faul, Acadia 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Brangus Heifer – Taylor Faul, Acadia 4‑H.

Champion Charolais Bull – Jordan Sharp, Catahoula 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Charolais Bull – Gavin Ortego, St. Landry 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Charolais Bull – Thomas Dore, Iberia 4‑H.

Champion Charolais Heifer – Devin Guillory, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Charolais Heifer – Jake Austin Smith, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Champion Louisiana-bred Charolais Heifer – Parker Suttles, Rapides 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Charolais Heifer – Trevor Clark, Avoyelles 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Hereford Bull – Ty Hill, Allen 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Hereford Bull – Cullen Johnson, Beauregard 4‑H.

Champion Hereford Heifer – Cheyenne Jones, Covington FFA.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Hereford Heifer – Hunter Millican East Baton Rouge, 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Hereford Heifer – Ty Hill, Allen 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Red Brahman Bull – Tyler Trahan, Hathaway FFA.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Red Brahman Bull – Claire Plaisance, Tangipahoa 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Red Brahman Heifer – John Broussard, Vermilion 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Red Brahman Heifer – Leah Thibodeaux, Acadia 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Red Brangus Bull – Kaylynn LeBlanc, Calcasieu, Bell City FFA.

Reserve Champion Red Brangus Bull – Taylor Robertson, Sabine, Many FFA.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Red Brangus Bull – Kaylynn LeBlanc, Calcasieu, Bell City FFA.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Red Brangus Heifer – Kaylynn LeBlanc, Calcasieu, Bell City FFA.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Red Brangus Heifer – Claudia Byler, Jefferson Davis 4‑H.

Champion Santa Gertrudis Bull – Cole Laborde, Avoyelles 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Santa Gertrudis Bull – Jake Forbes, Livingston 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Santa Gertrudis Bull – Caleb Gore, Beauregard 4‑H

Champion Santa Gertrudis Heifer – Caiden McDowell, East Baton Rouge 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Santa Gertrudis Heifer – Alison Simon, East Baton Rouge 4‑H.

Champion Louisiana-bred Santa Gertrudis Heifer – Collin Hebert, Vermilion 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Santa Gertrudis Heifer – James Deselle, Avoyelles FFA.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Simbrah Bull – Logan Richard, Lafayette 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Simbrah Bull – Hayden Guidry, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Simbrah Heifer – Kallan Conner, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Simbrah Heifer – Peyton Prejean, Lafayette 4‑H.

Champion Simmental Bull – Jordan Cope, Allen 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Simmental Bull – Irelyn Stafford, Livingston 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Simmental Bull – Beau Navarre, West Baton Rouge 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Simmental Heifer – Judson Judice, Lafayette 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Simmental Heifer – Evan Wiener, St. Tammany 4‑H.

Champion Any Other Breed, Brahman Influence Bull – Lakin Wood, St. Tammany 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred, Any Other Breed, Brahman Influence Bull – Hayden Verrett, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed, Brahman Influence Bull – Harold Mizell, St. Tammany 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred, Any Other Breed, Brahman Influence Heifer –Caiden McDowell, East Baton Rouge 4‑H.

Reserve Champion, Any Other Breed, Brahman Influence Heifer – Cole Forbes, Livingston 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred, Any Other Breed, Brahman Influence Heifer – Hayden Verrett, Calcasieu 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed, Non-Brahman Influence, Bull – Colby Lingo, West Carroll-Oak Grove FFA.

Reserve Champion Any Other Breed, Non-Brahman Influence, Bull – Lani Leboeuf, Beauregard 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed, Non-Brahman Influence, Bull – Caleb Morgan, Acadia 4‑H.

Champion Any Other Breed, Non-Brahman Influence, Heifer – Noah Womack, West Carroll 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed, Non-Brahman Influence, Heifer – Amber Shamsie, Bossier 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed, Non-Brahman Influence, Heifer – Lane Rosser, St. Tammany 4‑H.

Dairy

Champion Jersey – Matthew Sistrunk, Morehouse 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Jersey – Carolyn Addison, Tangipahoa 4‑H.

Champion Louisiana-bred Jersey – Luke Addison, Tangipahoa 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Jersey – Braden Williams, Jefferson Davis.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Holstein – Cassie Faunce, Tangipahoa 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Holstein – John Faunce, Tangipahoa 4‑H.

Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Ayrshire – Ashley Varnado, Washington 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Ayrshire – Eric Windham, W. Carroll 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Ayrshire – Bailey Borill, Acadia 4‑H.

Champion Any Other Breed – Maggie Brian, East Feliciana 4‑H.

Reserve Champion and Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed – Keirstyn Sonnier, Lincoln-Ruston High FFA.

Reserve Champion Louisiana-bred Any Other Breed – John Faunce, Tangipahoa 4‑H.

Commercial Dairy

Champion Commercial Dairy Heifer – Kelsey Corder, Acadia 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Commercial Dairy Heifer – Kaitlin Babin, Lafourche 4‑H.

Champion Commercial Dairy Cow – Haley McCann Smith, Union 4‑H.

Reserve Champion Commercial Dairy Cow – Kyle Sonnier, Jefferson Davis 4‑H.

Rick Bogren