4-H Cotton Commodity Cookery Contest winners announced

The 2014 4-H Cotton Food Festival got off to a great start at the 20th Annual Cotton Festival 4-H Cotton Commodity Cookery Contest held Wednesday, October 8, at the Ville Platte Civic Center. Eighty-six dishes were entered in the Ground Beef, Seafood and Sugar Contests and 5 entries in the Ambassador Contests, which are sponsored by Evangeline Parish Cattleman’s Association, the Louisiana Cotton Festival Association, Mikey’s Donuts and the Evangeline Parish 4-H Foundation.
Parish Winners in the Beef Cookery were:
Low Calorie: Karina Parks, Sacred Heart Elementary seventh grade, with Hamburger Soup.
One Dish Meal: Emily Deshotel, Vidrine Elementary fifth grade, with Stuffed Pepper Soup.
Quick and Easy Main Dish: Benjamin Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade, with Upside Down Pizza.
Parish winners in the Seafood Cookery were:
Oyster: Annabeth Briley, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade, with Oyster Dressing.
Crab: Anna Drago, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade, with Elegant Crab Salad.
Shrimp: Collen Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade, with Eggplant Shrimp and Crabmeat Casserole.
Fish and Other Seafood: Benjamin Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade, with Miller’s Lake Baked Bass.
Crawfish: Sydni Ortego, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade, with Crawfish Dip.
Parish Winners in the Sugar Cookery were:
Baked: Kayra Fontenot, Vidrine Elementary seventh grade, with Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes.
Non-baked: Karis Johnson, Good Shepherd Home School Club fourth grade, with Fudge with Peanut Butter.
The Commodity Ambassador Contest winners were:
Seafood Ambassador, Division I: Silas Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade.
Seafood Ambassador, Division II: Gabrielle Fontenot Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade.
Sugar Ambassador, Division II: Karina Parks, Sacred Heart Elementary seventh grade.
Poultry Ambassador, Division I: Tucker Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade.
Egg Ambassador, Division III: Lelia Deville, Pine Prairie High 10th grade.
The Ground Beef, Seafood and Sugar parish winners will represent Evangeline Parish in the Regional 4-H Cookery Contests, which will be held in Crowley in April of 2015. Commodity Ambassador winners will represent Evangeline Parish in the State Contest, which will be in held in Baton Rouge in April of 2015.
Other winners in the Beef Cookery categories were:
Low-calorie:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Elayne Elnaggar, Bayou Chicot Elementary eighth grade; Mary Fontenot, W.W. Stewart fourth grade; Benjamin Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; and Rylee Chapman, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade.
One Dish Meal:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Jillian Tweedel, Bayou Chicot Elementary sixth grade; Ella Grace Miller, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade, Amanda Bergeron, Sacred Heart Elementary seventh grade; Alexis Granger, Vidrine Elementary sixth grade;Victoria Robert, Vidrine Elementary fifth grade; Annabeth Briley, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade; Caroline Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; and Anika Bieber, Mamou Elementary fourth grade.
Quick and Easy Main Dish:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Gabe Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade; Lucas Granger, Vidrine Elementary fourth grade; Victor Parks, Sacred Heart Elementary seventh grade; and Annabeth Briley, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade.
Other winners in the Seafood Cookery categories were:
Crab:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Laura Elnaggar, Bayou Chicot Elementary fifth grade;
Shrimp:
Blue Ribbon: Sarah Butler, Bayou Chicot Elementary seventh grade; Jeanne Marie Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary, seventh grade; Kaelyn Menard, Bayou Chicot Elementary sixth grade; Chrisanna Ortego, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade; Kylie LeBas, Sacred Heart Elementary seventh grade; and Ava Shiver, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade.
Crawfish:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Mena Newman, Good Shepherd Home School, fifth grade; Kali Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; Emilie Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; Victoria Robert, Vidrine Elementary fifth grade; Johnathan Deshotel, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; and Kylie LeBas, Sacred Heart Elementary seventh grade.
White Ribbon Winner: Alayna Guillory, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade.
Other Sugar Cookery winners were:
Baked:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Ella Grace Miller, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; Madison Pitre, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade; and Caroline Reed, Sacred Heart Elementary seventh grade.
Red Ribbon Winners: Chloe’ Johnson, Pine Prairie Elementary fourth grade; Ian Johnson, Good Shepherd Home School Club, fifth grade; Sandra Marcantel, Bayou Chicot Elementary fifth grade; Sarah Butler, Bayou Chicot Elementary seventh grade; Madison West, Pine Prairie Elementary fourth grade; Emily Shaner, Bayou Chicot Elementary fourth grade; Da’jhira John, Bayou Chicot Elementary fifth grade; Jake Manuel, Vidrine Elementary sixth grade; Aubrey Vidrine, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade; Emma Pitre, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade; Zoey Rider, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; James Wilson, Ville Platte High sixth grade; Jennifer Fontenot, Mamou Elementary fourth grade; Emily Deshotel, Vidrine Elementary fifth grade; Amelia Tate, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; Sadie Doucet, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade; Madison Fontenot, Sacred Heart High ninth grade; Lawson May, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade; Victoria Robert, Vidrine Elementary fifth grade; Madison Courville, Vidrine Elementary fifth grade; Linsey Ardoin, Bayou Chicot Elementary seventh grade; Ella Ortego, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade; Owen Smith, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade; Raynie Allen, Mamou Elementary fourth grade; Colton Manuel, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; Hallie Guillory, Pine Prairie Elementary fourth grade; Chrisanna Ortego, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade; Mackenzie Maier, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade; Lelia Deville, Pine Prairie High 10th grade; Carley Cloud, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; Anne-Marie Bieber, Mamou High sixth grade; Kylie LeBas, Sacred Heat Elementary seventh grade; and Traivan Freeman, Ville Platte Elementary fourth grade.
Non-baked:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Emma Johnson, Good Shepard Home School seventh grade; Catherine Bergeron, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade; Adam Soileau, Vidrine Elementary sixth grade; Jeanne-Marie Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary seventh grade; Annabeth Briley, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade; Riley Manuel, Chataignier Elementary fourth grade; and Anna Drago, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade.
Red Ribbon Winners: Sadye Doucet, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade; Ava Shiver, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; and Kristen Guidry, Mamou Elementary fourth grade.
Special thanks are extended to those who served as judges for the cookery contest: Sonia Ardoin, Heather Bogard, Darlene Bolfa, Trent Brignac, Kelli Buller, Pat Derouselle, Vince Deshotel, Jennifer Duhon, Hilda Edwards, Jesse Fontenot, Keith Fontenot, Nelda Fontenot, Paul Fontenot, Tammy Fontenot, Raymond Guillory, Lynn Landreneau, Genita Martin, David Ortego, Fred Phillips, Donald Sam, Frenella Saucier, Sarah Webb, and Sharon Fontenot, the commodity ambassador contest judge.