4-H and FFA members from across Louisiana participated in the LSU AgCenter Livestock Show Feb. 5-12. Approximately 3,700 young people qualified for the state show by participating in earlier parish and district competitions across Louisiana. In total, nearly 5,500 animals ranging from pigs to poultry and lambs to beef cattle were expected to be shown. The annual event determines the state champion animals in various breeds of beef and dairy cattle, goats, hogs, poultry and sheep. But officials point out the show is about much more than the animals. They say it's about the outstanding young people who show the pride and dedication it takes to raise livestock and show those animals in competition.