Evangeline Parish 4-H Beef, Seafood and Sugar Cookery contest winners announced

The 2015 4-H Cotton Food Festival got off to a great start at the 21st Annual Cotton Festival 4-H Cotton Commodity Cookery Contest held Tuesday, October 20, at the Ville Platte Civic Center. Eighty-one dishes were entered in the Ground Beef, Seafood and Sugar Contests; and there were seven 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: Rylee Chapman, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade, with Mexican Chili.
One Dish Meal: Hayden Guillory, Chataignier Elementary fourth grade, with Spaghetti.
Quick and Easy Main Dish: Emily Deshotel, Vidrine Elementary sixth grade, with Baked Beef Chimichangas.
Parish winners in the Seafood Cookery were:
Crab: Ellen Deshotel, Vidrine Elementary fourth grade, with Crab Pie.
Shrimp: Mena Newman, Home School Club sixth grade, with Shrimp Mold.
Fish and Other Seafood: Linsey Ardoin, Bayou Chicot Elementary eighth grade, with Catfish Sauce.
Crawfish: Ella Ortego, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade, with Cajun Crawfish Dip.
Parish Winners in the Sugar Cookery were:
Baked: Sarah Butler, Bayou Chicot Elementary eighth grade, with Turtle Cheesecake Muffins;
Non-baked: Jade Alfred, Vidrine Elementary seventh grade, with Angel Strawberry Cream Cake.
The Commodity Ambassador Contest winners were:
Seafood Ambassador, Division I: Ellen Deshotel, Vidrine Elementary fourth grade, with Producing Crawfish in Louisiana; and Blue Ribbon Winner: Silas Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade.
Seafood Ambassador, Division II: Payton Floyd, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade, with Crawfish Processing;
Sugar Ambassador, Division I: Gabe Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade, with Sugar Production form Sugarcane;
Chicken Ambassador, Division I: Tucker Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade, with Louisiana Poultry Production.
Chicken Ambassador, Division II: Andrew Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary seventh grade, with Understanding Labels.
Egg Ambassador, Division II: Gabrielle Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School ninth grade, with The Truth Behind the Label.
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 March of 2016.
Commodity ambassador winners will represent Evangeline Parish in the State Contest, which will be in held in Baton Rouge in April of 2016.
Other winners in the Beef Cookery categories were:
Low-calorie:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Karina Parks, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade; and Zoey Rider, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade.
Red Ribbon Winners: Benjamin Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade.
One Dish Meal:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Laura Elnaggar, Bayou Chicot Elementary sixth grade; Emily Wallace, Vidrine Elementary fourth grade; Linsey Ardoin, Bayou Chicot Elementary eighth grade; Beau Fontenot, Bayou Chicot Elementary fifth grade; Andrew Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary seventh grade; Garrett Aucoin, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; Ava Shiver, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade; Grace Bordelon, Bayou Chicot Elementary fifth grade; and Mattie Buller, Vidrine Elementary sixth grade.
Quick and Easy Main Dish:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Eli Thomas, Member-at-Large fourth grade; Jeanne-Marie Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade; Kali Shiver, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade; Carlee Berzas, Vidrine Elementary fourth grade; Iyanna Freeman, Ville Platte High School ninth grade; and Victoria Robert, Vidrine Elementary sixth grade.
Other winners in the Seafood Cookery categories were:
Shrimp:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Ethan Jose Deshotel, Member-at-Large seventh grade; Mia Jones, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade; and Victoria Robert, Vidrine Elementary sixth grade.
Red Ribbon Winners: Mikayla Rubin, Vidrine Elementary fourth grade; Sarah Butler, Bayou Chicot Elementary eighth grade; Iyanna Freeman, Ville Platte High School ninth grade; Sydni Ortego, Sacred Heart High School ninth grade; and Alexis Acosta, James Stephens Montessori fourth grade.
Crawfish:
Blue Ribbon Winner: Eli Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade.
Red Ribbon Winner: CJ Dupre, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade.
Fish or Other Seafood:
Blue Ribbon Winner: Benjamin Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade.
Other winners in the Sugar Cookery categories were:
Baked:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Emily Wallace, Vidrine Elementary fourth grade; Chlo’e Johnson, Bayou Chicot Elementary fifth grade; Braylin Chapman, Member-at-Large fourth grade; Ella Grace Miller, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade; Christina Bergeron, Basile Elementary fifth grade; Brooklyn Marcotte, Bayou Chicot Elementary eighth grade; Alai Singleton, Ville Platte Elementary fourth grade; Kaleb Maricle, Bayou Chicot Elementary fourth grade; Emma Pitre, Sacred Heart Elementary fifth grade; Madison Pitre, Sacred Heart High School ninth grade; Madison Courville, Vidrine Elementary sixth grade; Ryamani Chapman, James Stephens Montessori fourth grade; Luke LaHaye, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade; Mattie Buller, Vidrine Elementary sixth grade; Ellen Deshotel, Vidrine Elementary fourth grade; Iyanna Freeman, Ville Platte High School ninth grade; Colleen Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade; Mackenzie Maier, Sacred Heart High School ninth grade; MJ Kilbarger, Mamou Elementary fourth grade; Ian Coreil, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade; Jeanne-Marie Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade; Ava Newman, Home School Club fourth grade; Kayra Fontenot, Vidrine Elementary eighth grade; and Lilly Blankenship, Bayou Chicot Elementary fifth grade;
Red Ribbon Winners: Lillian Godwin, Pine Prairie Elementary fourth grade; Emily Shaner, Bayou Chicot Elementary fifth grade; Skylar Whitten, Bayou Chicot Elementary seventh grade; Zoey Rider, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade; Amelia Tate, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade; CJ Dupre, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade; Mary Claire Ardoin, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade; Caine Robert, Vidrine Elementary fourth grade; and Katelyn Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade.
Non-baked:
Blue Ribbon Winners: Sebastian Lee, Bayou Chicot Elementary fourth grade.
Red Ribbon Winners: Maggie Sheridan, Pine Prairie Elementary fourth grade; Anna Drago, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade; Gabrielle Fontenot, Sacred Heart High School ninth grade; Makayla Jones, Ville Platte High School seventh grade; Emily Deshotel, Vidrine Elementary sixth grade; Amanda Bergeron, Sacred Heart Elementary eighth grade; Jennifer Fontenot, Mamou Elementary fifth grade; Amyra Grey, James Stephens Montessori fourth grade; and Benjamin Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary sixth grade.
Special thanks to those who served as judges for the cookery contest: Sonia Ardoin, Heather Bogard, Kelli Buller, Barbara Delafosse, Paul Fontenot, Tammy Fontenot, Raymond Guillory, David Ortego, Mona Ortego, Dr. Boyd Padgett, Elaine Savant, Robert Savant, Jennifer Walker and Tony Walker. Also, thank you is extended to Keith Fontenot, commodity ambassador contest judge; and Sharon Fontenot and Maggie Dupre, contest recorders.