Photos from the 82nd LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on Feb. 11-18. Please feel free to download the photos, but give credit to LSU AgCenter Communications. If you right click and "save as," you should get a high-resolution photo. Photos by Olivia McClure
Contestants participate in the parish group market hog contest held as part of the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show on Feb. 16, 2017.
Contestants dressed as superheroes participate in the parish group market hog contest held as part of the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show on Feb. 16, 2017.
A contestant dressed as Cupid enters the arena during the market hog contest held as part of the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show on Feb. 16, 2017.
A contestant from Ascension Parish holds a sign saying the parish will rise following the devastating August 2016 flood at the parish group market hog contest held as part of the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show on Feb. 16, 2017.
The Calcasieu Parish team celebrates winning first place in the market hog contest held as part of the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show on Feb. 16, 2017.
People and cattle crowd an arena before the start of a showmanship contest during the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center on Feb. 15, 2017.
A judge motions for contestants to move across the arena during a cattle showmanship contest at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center on Feb. 15, 2017.
A contestant enters the arena during a cattle showmanship contest at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center on Feb. 15, 2017.
A judge examines a goat at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center on Feb. 14, 2017.
Contestants with their goats at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center on Feb. 14, 2017.
A boy keeps his grip on the halter and his eye on the judge during a cattle showmanship contest at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center on Feb. 15, 2017.
Maeleigh Conner, 16, of Cameron Parish, poses with Culotta, a miniature Hereford heifer at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on Feb. 12, 2017. A miniature cattle category was added to the show in 2016, when Conner and one other girl participated. About eight exhibitors participated in the category at the 2017 show. Conner said miniature cattle are good for younger kids and others who aren’t able to handle full-size animals. “They’re fun,” she said. “They’re different. They add something to the program.” Behind Conner and Culotta are two miniature zebus, a cattle breed originating from south Asia.
Assumption Parish’s Ethan Giroir, 11, left, and his sister, Shelby Giroir, 14, wash their goats at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on Feb. 12, 2017.
A boy and his sheep visit an LSU College of Agriculture information table at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on Feb. 12, 2017.
Ali Bernard, 12, of St. Martin Parish, smiles as she shakes hands with Bryan Maye, an agriculture teacher from Arkansas who judged sheep contests at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on Feb. 12, 2017.
Contestants with their sheep at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on Feb. 12, 2017.
Jacob Stillwell, 13, of St. Tammany Parish, smiles as he holds his blue Belgian quail chicken, with which he won a third-place ribbon at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on Feb. 12, 2017.
Contestants with their sheep at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on Feb. 12, 2017.
A girl holds a chicken at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on Feb. 12, 2017.
Contestants remove chickens from cages after the conclusion of the exhibition poultry awards ceremony at the 82nd annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on Feb. 12, 2017.