At a ceremony in the Governor’s Mansion on Oct. 4, Gov. Kathleen Blanco, center, signed a proclamation honoring National 4-H Week – Oct. 1-7. In the front row, left to right, are Braxton Harris, Clayton Franklin, Garret Wood, Rachel Packer, Emanuel Milton and Lindsey Tassin. In the back row are Lance Brewer, Allison Zeringue, Dwight Landreneau, Blanco, Paul Coreil, Mark Tassin, April Ziffer and Adaku Lucious. Brewer is from LaSalle Parish, Zeringue is from St. James Parish, and the other 4-H’ers are from East Baton Rouge Parish. Coreil is the LSU AgCenter vice chancellor; Landreneau is associate vice chancellor; and Mark Tassin is a 4-H coordinator. Photo by Mark Claesgens.

(This article was published in the fall 2006 issue of Louisiana Agriculture.)