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(06/02/2023) CROWLEY, La. – The LSU AgCenter and the family of Charles and Rose Broussard have named Tyler Demary, of Jennings, as the 2023 Charles and Rose Broussard Internship recipient.
The internship is designed to offer high school, college or university students the opportunity to explore a career in agricultural research while working at one of the AgCenter’s research stations.
Demary, an active FFA and 4-H member in Jefferson Davis Parish, said he plans on majoring in crop science when he enrolls at LSU in the fall. He is currently enrolled in a dual-enrollments course through LSUE to become a certified crop advisor. Channeling his experience working on his family’s rice, crawfish and cattle operation, he said he aspires to become an agronomist.
“I’ve grown up around agriculture all of my life. From baling hay to running crawfish boats, and even harvesting rice in a combine, you name it, I have probably done it,” Demary said. “I hope that this internship and any others that I complete will also assist me in fulfilling my dream.”
In 2020, the children of Charles E. and Rose Ashy Broussard, of Vermilion Parish, created an endowment to support the internship that offers the recipient hands-on experience in the agricultural sector. The internship has been supported widely through contributions and funding by many friends and business associates of the Broussard family.
“We look forward to working with Tyler as he pursues a career in agriculture,” said Kurt Guidry, resident coordinator of the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station. “This internship experience will offer him hands-on training toward his goal of serving the agricultural community. The aim of this program is to spark some interests in making agriculture a career through practical experience.”
Demary, will be recognized at the AgCenter’s Annual Rice Field Day to be held Wednesday, June 28 at the Rice Research Station.
Tyler Demary, of Jennings, has been selected as the 2023 Charles and Rose Broussard Internship recipient. Demary, a prospective LSU crop science major, will get hands-on experience working at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station this summer. Photo provided
