🐄 St. Joe Student Excels at LSU Livestock Show! Avoyelles Parish was represented at the 2026 LSU AgCenter Livestock Show, where junior exhibitors competed in the Junior Angus Show on Feb. 20. The event featured 54 entries from across the state, highlighting the skills and dedication of young livestock participants. Among the top finishers was Mary Moreau of Hessmer,
Young Culinary Stars Shine at Regional Competition! In it’s own version of the popular Food Network show “Chopped,” the 4-H gives young culinary contestants in competition a mystery ingredient and dares them to come up with something palatable in 40 minutes. LaSAS students and 4-H members Jacques Dauzat and Ethan LeBlanc were up to the challenge.
First Buck Success for Young Hunter! Shane Normand, 12, of Marksville, proudly displays his first deer, an 8 point buck taken Dec. 20 while hunting with his mother at Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area.