The Miss Louisiana pageant concluded on Saturday, June 15, with Quitman native Sadie Brown, who had qualified as result of being crowned as Miss Heart of Pilot, earning a talent award. The 61st annual pageant was held in Monroe, LA and marked the second year in a row that Brown has competed in the Miss Louisiana Pageant. 

The daughter of Michelle (Barr) and Scott Brown and Louisiana Tech student was the recipient of one of the two, non-finalist talent awards, that was given to those who did not finish in the top ten among the 32 contestants. 

Crowned as Miss Louisiana 2024 was Olivia Grace George, who had earned the right to compete by being selected as Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival. She will represent the state at the Miss America competition later this year.

Additional competition winners were: 

1st runner up: Miss Natchitoches Parish – Felicia McGill
2nd runner up Miss Louisiana Port City – Lily Gayle
3rd runner up Miss Ouachita Parish – Leah Thompson
4th runner up Miss University of Louisiana at Monroe – Gabrielle McLeod
Dancer Award: Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival Olivia Grace George
Instrumentalist Award: Miss Louisiana Port City Lily Gayle
Vocalist Award: Miss Belle of the D’Arbonne Anna-Katherine Thompson