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Layni LeBlanc, a 2016 graduate of Walker High School, speaks to the student body during a ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 15. The ceremony celebrated LeBlanc’s recent election to serve as the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) secretary, the first person from Louisiana to be named to national office in 31 years.
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Jason St. Pierre, principal at Walker High School, addresses students before a ceremony honoring 2016 WHS graduate Layni LeBlanc, who was recently named the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) secretary, becoming the first female from Louisiana to be elected a national FFA officer.
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Jimmy Dillon, the only person from Louisiana to be elected the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) president, is recognized during a ceremony at Walker High School honoring former student Layni LeBlanc, who was recently named FFA secretary. Dillon, who served in the early 1950s, and LeBlanc are the only living national FFA officers from Louisiana.
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Cade LeJeune, Louisiana’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) executive secretary, discusses the accomplishments of Layni LeBlanc, a Walker High School graduate who was recently named the National FFA secretary, becoming the first female from Louisiana to be elected a national FFA officer.
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Layni LeBlanc, a 2016 graduate of Walker High School, speaks to the student body during a ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 15. The ceremony celebrated LeBlanc’s recent election to serve as the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) secretary, the first person from Louisiana to be named to national office in 31 years.
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Pictured are the only living current and past National Future Farmers of America (FFA) officers from Louisiana. Jimmy Dillon, left, served as president in the early 1950s, while Layni LeBlanc, a 2016 Walker High School graduate, was recently named secretary. There have been five national FFA officers from Louisiana in 90 years.
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Layni LeBlanc, a 2016 graduate of Walker High School, was recently named the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) secretary, becoming the first female from Louisiana to be elected a national FFA officer. Her former high school honored her with a ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 15.