Diana Duhe became known as "the 4-H Lady" of St. John Parish during her 25 years as a 4-H leader. From 1981-2006, she inspired, guided and trained more than 6,500 youth, teaching them important life skills and the value of hard work. Each year, she would transform her home into a 4-H classroom. It was not uncommon to find 20 or more 4-H'ers at her home at different times every month as she taught them vegetable gardening, public speaking, lawn tractor driving, soil studies and even sheep shearing. She attended every parish 4-H program or activity and chaperoned youth at Short Course/4-H University, the annual Jr. Leadership Awards trip and 4-H Camp. Her 4-H youth often won state awards, as did the 4-H Club leaders she helped recruit and train. Each year she also led the St. John 4-H/St. Jude Wheels for Life Bike-A-Thon, raising thousands of dollars for cancer research for children. Diana Duhe also served as 4-H Junior Leader coordinator, Louisiana 4-H Foundation Board secretary/treasurer and 4-H Club organizational leader coordinator.

Charles Lesley “C. L.” Flowers of East Baton Rouge Parish served as an extension agent, advocate, volunteer, benefactor, and advisor to the 4-H program for 62 years from 1937-1999. He began working with 4-H'ers in DeSoto Parish in 1937, specializing in the livestock project and bringing that parish's first entries to the LSU State Livestock Show. During the next 12 years, he worked in Claiborne Parish and West Feliciana Parish as county agent. He transferred to East Baton Rouge Parish in 1952 where he served both youth and adults as county agent and parish chair until his retirement in 1972. Tirelessly, he gave time and energy, both personal and professional, to touch the lives of as many children as he could. Mr. Flowers was especially dedicated to the livestock project and traveled by train all over the country with 4-H youth and their families for them to participate in livestock shows. He would sometimes ride in the rail cars with the animals to make sure they had proper care. Inner city children learned about livestock from Mr. Flowers, who donated animals to them for showing at parish, district and state shows. After retiring, Mr. Flowers continued to be involved with the 4-H program, volunteering to help at livestock shows, state contests and parish achievement days. In 1984, Mr. Flowers and his wife donated $10,000 to the Louisiana 4-H Foundation. He remained supportive of the 4-H program until he passed away in 1999.

Loretta Guidry of Lafourche Parish was a teacher and 4-H Club leader at Larose-Cut Off Junior High School for 30 years. Her enthusiasm and guidance inspired many of her club members to win state and national contests. Her club won at Achievement Day in its division 15 years in a row. Mrs. Guidry was a Blue Ribbon winner in the State Adult Leader Records Contest multiple times and also received the Good Provider Award. Additionally, she served on the Louisiana 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees. Loretta Guidry is regarded as an ideal role model of all 4-H leaders. She retired in 1993 and now devotes her time to helping her grandchildren with 4-H record books, contests and activities.

Mable Yvonne Lorenz of Beauregard Parish has been a 4-H leader for 48 years. She has held summer workshops for 4-H’ers at her home, teaching sewing, cooking and handicraft projects and helping youth work on their 4-H record books. She often gave 4-H'ers a ride to meetings throughout Beauregard Parish and assisted at meetings with whatever needed to be done. As a school bus driver for 15 years (1973-1988), Lorenz volunteered her time and fuel to transport 4-H’ers to the annual Beauregard Parish 4-H Achievement Day, where she also served as a judge for contests. For 30 years, she also transported hundreds of 4-H projects to the annual parish fair, helped prepare and sell hamburgers at the 4-H Junior Leader food booth or worked in other 4-H booths. She served as the leader for the Beauregard Parish Junior Leaders Club from 1978-85 and has hosted 4-H exchange students from South Carolina and Kansas. She continues to volunteer at 4-H events and is known for saying "Tell me when and where, and I'll be there to help."

Nancy W. Marceaux of Vermilion Parish has served as an organizational leader at Kaplan High School for 30 years. For years, Marceaux and her active club hosted two major annual 4-H events, Demonstration Day and Achievement Day. Under her guidance, many Vermilion Parish delegates to Short Course/4-H University were her club members. She often held parishwide workshops to assist not only her 4-H'ers but also those from other clubs. She was named State 4-H Alumni winner in 1999. She has been an active member in the parish 4-H Advisory Committee, serving as chairman for five years. All four of her children were active in 4-H and are now serving as adult volunteers.

Marleen Mayfield of St. Bernard Parish has immersed herself in the parish 4-H program since 2003 as a club leader, advisory committee member, and summer 4-H camp volunteer locally and at the state 4-H camp. She assists youth with project work, service projects and leadership training. She also conducts recruiting and training for other adult leaders. Mayfield helped coordinate the 4-H after-school program at Andrew Jackson Elementary and organized one of the first 4-H clubs to return to St. Bernard after Hurricane Katrina. She received a Toyota Prius after Hurricane Katrina from Phoenix Suns basketball player Amar’e Stoudemire and was recognized with a Gold 4-H Club Award in 2003, 2004 and 2005. This award has not been given since Hurricane Katrina.

Billy B. Nutt of Bienville Parish began his career in extension in 1966 in Lake Providence as an associate county agent. He successfully instilled in many youth a sense of responsibility through the livestock project, carefully guiding the youth to care for their animals, groom them and get ready to show them. He transferred to Lincoln Parish and in 1972 he moved his family to Bienville Parish as county agent and parish chair. He received numerous awards, including the LCES Program of Excellence Award, the 4-H Team Award and the Distinguished Service Award. Now retired, he assists in garden contests and beautification activities at his church, library and the courthouse.

Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee of Caddo Parish was recognized in 1974 for purchasing the champion market hog at a record price for a special needs youth. The pig provided the youth support to enable him to learn to walk as a result of cerebral palsy. She was later recognized on the national broadcast of Paul Harvey news for her impact on the youth and his compelling story with his pig. She annually contributes more than $20,000 to 4-H youth during the Junior Livestock Sale at the State Fair of Louisiana. She routinely donates to 37 non-profit organizations, including the Louisiana 4-H Foundation.

Mansel S. Slaughter, a volunteer for over 35 years from East Baton Rouge Parish, made significant contributions to the 4-H program with a special interest in the livestock project. He tirelessly volunteered to help youth with the swine and beef projects, served as superintendent of the parish swine show and donated steers to youth who could not have participated in the program without his generosity. He also helped out at Achievement Day and at other 4-H events. Through his assistance with the Louisiana Cattlemen's Association Beef Month program, 4-H youth visited the mayor as an ambassador for the agricultural community. He served on the East Baton Rouge Parish 4-H livestock sales committee and the LSU AgCenter’s Agribusiness Council. Posthumously, he continues to give through the Mansel S. Slaughter Memorial Fund through the East Baton Rouge Parish 4-H Foundation. While serving in World War II, he received the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, four Battle Stars and the Victory Medal.

John Stamper of Bossier Parish was an avid supporter of 4-H throughout his career as an educator and continued to support Bossier Parish 4-H as a volunteer leader after his retirement.  During his many years as an educator (1956-1984), his 4-H Clubs were always very active and enthusiastic.  After his retirement he remained involved with 4-H as a volunteer leader for the Bossier Parish Outdoor 4-H Club. At the annual National Hunting and Fishing Day at the Bodcau Wildlife Management Area he conducted educational and competitive events on leaf collection, compass and pacing treasure hunts, tree measuring, fire building, outdoor cooking and many other topics. He also planned and conducted the club's overnight campout each year. For Stamper's last year as the Outdoor Club's leader, he invited the group to camp out at his camp.  Mr. Stamper passed away in 1999.

Lafayette Fearn Swoope Jr. of Calcasieu Parish joined the Cooperative Extension Service in 1957 as an assistant county agent in Caldwell Parish. In 1958 he transferred to East Carroll Parish, then become a county agent in Calcasieu Parish from 1967 until his retirement in 1989. Swoope always saw the value in each child and sought ways to inspire them them to reach their potential through 4-H projects. He encouraged youth to develop resonsibility through the livestock project, served as the Southwest District Livestock Show manager for years and raised 4-H club lambs for 50 years. Swoope recognized the need for 4-H volunteers and formed one of the first parish advisory committees in Louisiana. For 45 years, the Calcasieu Parish advisory committee has conducted successful fundraisers through the World’s Finest Chocolate. Swoope still raises lambs, teaches families about raising them and serves as a volunteer leader in the livestock program.

Denise Turner of Lafayette Parish began volunteering with 4-H when her sons Chad and Cody joined their local 4-H Clubs. She enters data into the enrollment program and pulls and labels hundreds of project books to be delivered to Lafayette 4-H members each year. She received training in the Louisiana 4-H Sportsfishing Program and has served as an angling skills instructor for seven years, providing lessons on casting and knot tying to youth. She also helps plan and coordinate the annual 4-H “Let’s Go Fishing” clinic each year. Under her five-year leadership as the sponsor for the Lafayette 4-H Junior Leadership Program, the program's Junior Leaders portfolio won first place all five years in the state 4-H Records contest. Denise Turner has also served as the chairman of the Lafayette 4-H Youth Development Advisory Council and is currently on the Volunteer and Leadership Development Subcommittee as well as the State Volunteer Leader Initiative Team. Denise Turner has earned high regard from the Lafayette 4-H agents as she volunteers her time two or three days a week every year helping maintain the quality of the parish 4-H program.