News Release Distributed 04/25/11
Fourteen 4-H students were winners in the State 4-H Commodity Ambassador Contest on April 19 on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. In all, 71 4-H’ers from across the state competed in the chicken, egg, seafood, sugar and turkey contests.
The 4-H Commodity Ambassador Program is designed for education and enhancement of 4-H Club members, according to Theresia Lavergne, LSU AgCenter poultry specialist. The program provides an opportunity for 4-H’ers to increase their knowledge of agricultural commodities and improve communication skills.
The 2011 state winners are:
Chicken Ambassador
Division I (4th to 6th graders) – Bret Lee, Vermilion Parish
Division II (7th to 9th graders) – Connor Waits, Vermilion Parish
Division III (10th to 12th graders) – Benton Troxclair, Lafourche Parish
Egg Ambassador
Division I (4th to 6th graders) – Brynna Robert, Jefferson Parish
Division II (7th to 9th graders) – Hailey Rodrigue, Terrebonne Parish
Division III (10th to 12th graders) – Shawn Fox, Ascension Parish
Seafood Ambassador
Division I (4th to 6th graders) – Gaven Guidry, Terrebonne Parish
Division II (7th to 9th graders) – Austin Gaspard, Vermilion Parish
Division III (10th to 12th graders) – Leah Broussard, Vermilion Parish
Sugar Ambassador
Division I (4th to 6th graders) – Breanna Sconza, Jefferson Parish
Division II (7th to 9th graders) – Caroline Cruse, Lafourche Parish
Division III (10th to 12th graders) – Chelsie Luquette, Vermilion Parish
Turkey Ambassador
Division I (4th to 6th graders) – Jake Rollins, Caldwell Parish
Division II (7th to 9th graders) – Courtney Troxclair, Lafourche Parish
Division III (10th to 12th graders) – Benton Troxclair, Lafourche Parish
The winners in Divisions I and II of the Chicken, Egg, Seafood, and Turkey Ambassador contests won a $100 savings bond.
The winners in Division III of the Chicken, Egg, and Turkey Ambassador contests won a trip to represent Louisiana at the National 4-H Poultry & Egg Conference in Louisville, Ky., in November.
The winners in Division III of the Seafood and Sugar Ambassador Contests won the 4-H Education Trip to Orlando, Fla., in July.
The sponsors of the 4-H Commodity Ambassador Programs are the Louisiana Poultry Federation, the Louisiana Egg Commission, the Louisiana Seafood and Marketing Board and the American Society of Sugarcane Technologists.
Linda Foster BenedictThe LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture