Local 4-H Members bring home top awards from Louisiana State Fair

A host of young men and women representing the Jackson Parish 4-H Chapter travled to Shreveport, AL this past week to take part in the annual 2025 State Fair of Louisiana Competitive Exhibitions.

Congratulations to the following:

Department C – Arts & Crafts Junior 9-13
Class 18 Mixed Media Art Board
• 1st – Miyla Harrell

Department C – Arts & Crafts Junior 14-18
• Grand Champion – Makayla Johns
• Reserve Grand Champion – Makayla Johns

Class 28 Mosaics
• 1st- Makayla Johns

Class 31 Fabric Decoration
• 3rd- Avery Dark

Class 32 Woodcraft
• 1st place- Avery Dark

Class 33 Art from Recycled Materials
• 1st- Makayla Johns

Class 36 Sculpture
• 1st- Hadasa Tilley

Department E – Painting Junior 9-13
• Grand Champion – A ‘Yanna Couter

Class 1 Original Drawings- Pastel or Charcoal
• 3rd- Kange Roge

Class 2 Original Graphics- Ink, Pencil, or Mixed Medium
• 1st -Marcus Banks
• 2nd- Beatrice Toms

Class 3 Original Paintings Acrylic Mixed
• 3rd- Ella Jo Greer

Class 5 Original Paintings Watercolor
• 1st- A’ Yanna Couter, Jackson

Class 6 Original Drawing- Pen and ink or mixed medium
• 1st- Hayden Toms

Department E – Painting Junior 14-18
• Grand Champion – Brendon Hall

Class 7 Original Drawing Pastel or Charcoal
• 2nd- Riley Gray

Class 8 Original Graphics- Ink, Pencil, or Mixed Medium
• 1st- Brendon Hall
• 2nd- Riley Gray
• 3rd- Hadasa Tilley

Class 9 Original Paintings Acrylic Mixed
• 1st- Marley Temple
• 2nd- Makayla Johns