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Note: The 4-H Office will be closed from Wednesday, December 24, 2025, through Thursday, January 1, 2026.
St. Martin Parish 4-H offers lots of opportunities throughout the year. How can you keep up with all of the events? Stay connected! We publish a monthly newsletter that will be given to the 4-H member at their monthly club meetings. (If you are absent on the day of the 4-H club meeting, ask your school club leader for a newsletter when you return to school.)
We also have a St. Martin Parish 4-H website where we post newsletters, calendars, contest rules, and much more! Check it often.
The parish program is also connected through social media. We are on Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. Join our pages today to stay connected and be active in 4-H this year!
The 4-H agents are also available at the office on Monday-Friday from 8:00 am-4:30 pm at 337-332-2181. You can also email Mrs. Ashley at aistre@agcenter.lsu.edu or Mrs. Erica at epoirier@agcenter.lsu.edu.
Dear Cloverbud Member,
Please make plans to join us at Fall Fest on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Breaux Bridge High School.
At Fall Fest, you can enter the Pet Show, the Pumpkin Decorating Contest, the Cookery Contest, Photography contest, and the 4-H ROCKS Contest. The rules can be found on the
St. Martin Parish Facebook page and will be given out at your club meeting. I hope that you will be able to attend!
The 4-H Motto is:
"To Make The Best Better"
This motto challenges everyone involved in 4-H to do the very best job they can.
The 4-H Colors Are:
Green and White.
Green symbolizes nature's most common color. White symbolizes purity.
The 4-H Emblem is:
A green four-leaf clover with the letter "H" on each leaf. The H’s stand for:
Head, Heart, Hands, and Health
All 4-H members are invited to join us at the first contest day of the year, 2025 4-H Fall Fest! Fall Fest will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Breaux Bridge High School (1015 Breaux Bridge Sr High Rd, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517).
At Fall Fest, you can enter the Pet Show, the Edible Art Contest, the Pumpkin Decorating Contest, the Fall Photography Contest, and the 4-H ROCKS Contest!
A complete booklet of Fall Fest contest rules is being distributed at the October 4-H club meetings. Rules can also be found on our Facebook page (St. Martin Parish 4-H).Check our Pinterest page for edible art, pumpkin decorating, and rock painting ideas too. If you have questions, call 337-332-2181.
The St. Martin Parish 4-H Foundation is hosting an annual fundraiser and will be selling both sweet potatoes and pecans. Proceeds from this sale will benefit the St. Martin Parish 4-H Program. The sweet potatoes are Louisiana grown on Garber Farms in Iota. The pecans are from Pointe Coupee Pecan Company.
Orders are due to the St. Martin Parish 4-H Office by November 6th. Pick-up for the items ordered will take place on November 25th from 3:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the Breaux Bridge High School Barn, near the football field.
To order, fill out the form and return to the St. Martin Parish Extension Office located at
114 Courthouse Street, Breaux Bridge, LA. 70517. For questions or more information, please contact the St. Martin Parish 4-H Office at 337-332-2181.
Below are many important dates for livestock exhibitors and their families.Good luck with your projects!If you need assistance or have questions, please contact Mrs. Ashley Istre at 337-332-2181 or aistre@agcenter.lsu.edu
30 days before show Meat Pen Rabbits (for Parish Show Only)
60 days before show Exhibition Rabbits
April 1, 2026 Horses
Anyone not raising their animals on their property (home or farm) Must contact the 4-H Office to request a possession hardship application. Completed hardship forms must be turned into the 4-H Office by the animal’s possession date.
Annalise Arnaud, Braxton Clark, Isabelle Couvillion, Aiden Edgar, Ava Gauthier, James Gauthier, Therese Harris, Cullen Leleu, Hallie Leleu, Lanie Leleu, and Tucker Thibodeaux
Did you select the Louisiana Shooting Sports project on your enrollment card?If so, you will be placed on our mailing list and will receive important information through the mail about registering for the shooting sports program. This packet will also include the 2025-2026 calendar with the practice schedules and match dates.
Please note that the registration forms that you receive through the mail will be due to the 4-H Office by October 15th along with your non-refundable fees. You will receive your shooting sports project book at the mandatory safety meeting.
If you registered for shooting sports, your mandatory safety meeting will be held on October 12 or October 19, 2025, at the Breaux Bridge High School Livestock Barn beginning at 1:00 pm. An adult must attend the meeting with the 4-H member. For your comfort, bring a chair with you.
Note: Participants who do not attend the mandatory safety meeting will NOT be allowed to continue in the shooting sports program. Only students who are nine years old or older prior to January 1, 2026, are allowed to participate in shooting sports.
If you email the correct answer to us, along with your full name, school you attend, and your grade level, by the deadline, you will receive a prize at your next club meeting. Remember, your answer must be correct!
What topic was covered at the club meeting?
Email us the answer along with your full name, the school you attend, and your grade level by 10/23/25 to: stmartin4h@yahoo.com or 4-H@saintmartinschools.org if using a school email.
It is the policy of the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, or disability.If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your participation in any aforementioned activity, please contact the St. Martin 4-H office at 337-332-2181. In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, political beliefs or disability.
