4-H Egg, Poultry and Pecan Cookery winners announced

The Evangeline Parish 4-H Fall Food Fest was held on Monday, November 25, in the Sacred Heart Elementary Gymnasium. Forty-one egg, poultry and pecan dishes were awarded blue, red or white ribbons. The parish contest was sponsored by Paul’s Meat Market and Grocery, Jack Miller’s Food Products and Evangeline Feed and Seed.
Parish winners in the Egg Cookery were:
Appetizer/Salad Division: Benjamin Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School fourth grade, with Pop’s Favorite Chicken Dip
Main Dish Division: Kennady Ardoin, Ville Platte High School seventh grade, with Crawfish Etouffee Omelet Roll.
Dessert Division: Elayne Elnaggar, Bayou Chicot Elementary School seventh grade, with Coconut Cake.
Parish winners in the Poultry Cookery contest were:
Chicken Division: Sean Eastin, Ville Platte High School seventh grade, with Sweet and Tangy Chili Gingered Chicken.
Processed Poultry Products Division: Annabeth Briley, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade, with Tortilla Turkey Soup.
Parish winners in the Pecan Cookery contest were:
Candy Division: Annabeth Briley, Sacred Heart Elementary School seventh grade, with Pecan Coated Truffles.
Desserts Division: Justine Ardoin, Ville Platte High School sixth grade, with Thumbprint Cookies.
Other Pecan Dishes: Johnathan Deshotels, Sacred Heart Elementary School fourth grade, with 25th Anniversary Cheese Ball.
All parish Egg, Poultry and Pecan winners will represent Evangeline Parish in the Regional Cookery contest to be held in Alexandria in March of 2014.
Other Egg Cookery winners were:
Appetizer/Salad Division:
Blue Ribbon Winners - Callie Pitre, Sacred Heart Elementary School eighth grade; and Iyana Freeman, Ville Platte High School seventh grade.
Red Ribbon Winners - Emily Deshotel, Vidrine Elementary School fourth grade.
White Ribbon Winners - Jermaine Boast, Ville Platte High School, fifth grade.
Main Dish Division:
Blue Ribbon Winners - Victoria Robert, Vidrine Elementary School fourth grade.
Red Ribbon Winner - Austin Darbonne, Sacred Heart Elementary fourth grade.
Dessert Division:
Blue Ribbon Winners - Emma Johnson, Good Shepherd Home School sixth grade.
Other Poultry Cookery winners were:
Chicken Division:
Blue Ribbon Winners - Benjamin Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School fourth grade; Anna Drago, Sacred Heart Elementary School fourth grade; and Iyana Freeman, Ville Platte High School seventh grade.
Red Ribbon Winners - Destiny Menier, Mamou Elementary School fifth grade.
White Ribbon Winners - Olivia Mayeaux, Good Shepherd Home School fourth grade.
Processed Poultry Division:
Blue Ribbon Winners - Whitney Ledoux, Ville Platte High School eighth grade; and Caroline Reed, Sacred Heart Elementary School sixth grade.
Red Ribbon Winners - Zoey Rider, Sacred Heart Elementary School fourth grade.
White Ribbon Winners - Madison Darbonne, Sacred Heart Elementary School eighth grade.
Other Pecan Cookery Contest winners were:
Candy Division:
Blue Ribbon Winners - Halle Bertrand, Bayou Chicot Elementary School fifth grade; and Laura Elnaggar, Pine Prairie Elementary School fourth grade.
Red Ribbon Winners - Callie Pitre, Sacred Heart Elementary School eighth grade; and Ian Johnson, Good Shepherd Home School fourth grade.
Desserts Division:
Blue Ribbon Winners - Ella Grace Miller, Sacred Heart Elementary School fourth grade; and Zoey Rider, Sacred Heart Elementary School fourth grade.
Red Ribbon Winners - Angel Menier, Mamou High School sixth grade; Benjamin Fontenot, Sacred Heart Elementary School fourth grade; Emily Deshotel, Vidrine Elementary School fourth grade; Lindsey Ardoin, Bayou Chicot Elementary School sixth grade; Brannon Pitre, Sacred Heart High School ninth grade; Iyana Freeman, Ville Platte High School seventh grade; and Reid Eastin, Ville Platte High School seventh grade.
Any Other Dish Division:
Blue Ribbon Winners - Madison Darbonne, Sacred Heart Elementary School eighth grade; and Caroline Reed, Sacred Heart Elementary School sixth grade.
Red Ribbon Winners - Kayra Fontenot, Bayou Chicot Elementary School sixth grade; and Justine Ardoin, Ville Platte High School sixth grade.
Special thanks are extended to the Sacred Heart Elementary faculty, staff and Principal Paula Dianne Fontenot for their continued cooperation and support of the parish 4-H program, and to the panel of distinguished judges: Heather Bogard, Cliff Fontenot Jesse Fontenot, Keith Fontenot, Nelda Fontenot, Paul Fontenot, Tammy Fontenot, Sharon Fontenot, Betsy Jackson, Terryl Jackson, Pam McGee, David Ortego, Fred Phillips, Elaine Savant, Robert Savant and Mayor Jennifer Vidrine. Also, thanks to the Evangeline Parish Jr. Leadership Club and the Evangeline Parish LSU AgCenter agents and staff.