SCHOOL EXHIBITS
POSTER CONTEST – Due September 15th
- Contact: Karen McDonald 225-939-2926
- Due Date: Monday, September 15, 2025by 4:00 p.m. to Staci Clement @ Central Office
- Poster should include the subject: My Fair/Festival
ESSAY CONTEST – Due September 15th
Parade – Saturday, October 4th
- Contact Nancy Stewart at 225-937-8734 or Rip Jones at 315-9550 or or Derek Gardner at 305-8850
- No entry fee: Floats, Bands, Drill/Dance/Cheer Teams, ROTC, Vehicles, Horses
6th GRADE SPELLING BEE – October 7th
- Contact Lois Williams at 225-665-5176
VIP’s Day – October 8th
- Contact Jessica McDonald to RSVP number of students who will attend by 9/26.
Jessica McDonald 225-603-3360
- Invitation for students in grades K-12 with significant disabilities to attend the fair early on October 8, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. No pre-school students can attend.
- Arrive at the GREEN BARN parking area at 9:30 am.
FIELD TRIP DAY – October 8th
- Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
- All participants must pre-register through their school no later than Monday, September 30th to Sharon Juhasz (985-974-0964); [email protected].
- This is a prepaid event. Fair will be closed to the public. Cost to attend is $30 and includes rides and the petting zoo. Concessions and games will be open for an additional charge.
ACADEMIC FUN BOWLS – October 8th
- Contact Julie Cifreo @ 225-324-3182 for more information!
School Exhibit Information
Register Here: https://forms.office.com/r/23pcDb0uh5
Theme: Create a Holiday! If your school could create a holiday, what would it be? Display the name and date of your holiday and how your school and community would celebrate!
Registration: All schools who wish to participate must register the number and division of exhibits your school will prepare by filling out the form below. “Spaces” will be assigned on a first come-first serve basis. There are only 32 exhibit spaces to assign. You will be notified which exhibit space(s) you are assigned, via email and signage on the actual space, on Friday, October 3, 2025. Drawings will be made as to corner areas available for each division.
Exhibit Setup: Saturday October 4th (1:00 – 5:00 PM), Sunday, October 5th (1:00-5:00), Monday, October 6th (8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
- NOTE: Please have exhibits completed by 4 pm on Monday, October 6th, for public display. Please make sure exhibits are complete and aisles are clear—the clean up crew will remove displaced/leftover items.
Exhibit Removal: Sunday, October, 12th (1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and Monday, October 13th (8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) Anything left behind will be disposed.
The following regulations will apply:
- Each school shall use its own discretion as to the type of exhibit that fits the theme given.
- Space will be provided for 4-H Clubs, Agriscience (FFA), Family and Consumer Science (FCCLA), or other school organizations.
- Each school shall be allotted a space 8’ long. Other dimensions of the exhibit space are diagrammed in the premium catalog.
- (5’- tall backboard, 30” slanted shelf table-top, 28” apron).All surface area of the space is covered with ¼” plywood and electricity is available to each space.
- All electronics used in an exhibit are the responsibility of each school, not LPFA.
- Communication card (optional, 5 x 7 index card) will be available to provide information about each exhibit to the judges.
Judging: Judges will look at student work, theme and organization on Tuesday, October 7th. There will be three (3) divisions of competition—elementary school, middle school, and high school. Email Staci Clement for a copy of the rubric. Cash prizes in each division will be awarded as follows: 1st - $100, 2nd - $75, 3rd - $50, and 4th - $25. Winners will be notified via email Tuesday afternoon.
4-H Clubs: All 4-H clubs that display an exhibit will receive 10 points for participation, 15 points for 3rd Place, 20 points for 2nd Place, and 30 points for 1st Place.
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