Louisiana FFA Announces Livestock Exhibitions Awards
The Louisiana FFA Association announced the 2020 state winners of the Livestock Exhibition Awards program. Eighteen chapters applied for awards.
The Livestock Exhibition Awards program recognizes FFA chapters whose members are actively involved in the raising and showing of domesticated livestock. Species include beef, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, and rabbits. FFA members participating in livestock projects are responsible for the health and growth of their animals, and they prepare them for shows on the parish, district, and state levels. Members exhibit their animals in the show ring where a judge selects the top-performing animals based on accepted industry standards. Additionally, members can earn awards based on their abilities as showmen, and at the state level, they can compete in their knowledge of animals and the industry in the premier exhibitor events.
Chapters participating in the program completed an extensive application detailing the accomplishments of their members. The applications were graded by a committee of agriscience teachers to select winners in each category. State finalists and winners receive certificates and banners.
The 2020 state results are:
Superior Chapters:
Beau Chene
Bell City
Central Lafourche
Crowley
Dodson
Elton
Fifth Ward Jr.
Franklin
Homer
Iberville MSA West
Lacassine
Many
Northshore
Sam Houston
Sulphur
Ville Platte
Vinton
West Ouachita
To qualify for the following rankings, chapters must complete an intensive application fully describing their members placings in each show:
Bronze Emblem Chapters:
Crowley
Franklin
Sam Houston
Ville Platte
Silver Emblem Chapters:
Beau Chene
Central Lafourche
Dodson
Fifth Ward Jr.
Many
Sulphur
Vinton
Gold Emblem Chapters:
Bell City
Homer
Iberville MSA West
Lacassine
Northshore
West Ouachita
Additionally, a winner is announced in each of the species categories:
Beef – Bell City
Dairy Cattle – Lacassine
Goats – Beau Chene
Poultry – Homer
Rabbits – Bell City
Sheep – Northshore
Swine – West Ouachita
The Gold Emblem Chapters were further ranked to determine the Top Four Chapters:
1st – West Ouachita
2nd – Bell City
3rd – Northshore
4th - Lacassine
The Louisiana FFA Association is composed of 11,300 student members from 204 FFA chapters in 51 parishes. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. FFA operates under a federal charter granted by the 81st United States Congress, and it is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. For more, visit the Louisiana FFA Association online at www.laffa.org and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.