Texas Rice Festival

2008 TEXAS RICE FESTIVAL

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

REID LOWRANCE - PRESIDENT

TROY DOW – 1st VICE PRESIDENT

JEFF LEGER - 2ND VICE PRESIDENT

MICHAEL NEUMAN – SECRETARY

MARLENE NOLTE – TREASURER

SISSY LEGER – PARLIAMENTARIAN

OFFICE STAFF

AMY MAY – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ASHLEY CATHEY - ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE

CHAD ANDRUS

SANDRA BURRELL

RAY CHESSON

JAMES GENTZ, JR.

MELISSA HODGES

TOMMY MCCALL

DAVID MURRELL

PAT PRYOR

LILTON SONNIER

CARLA THIBODEAUX

 IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 2007

KAREN RENEAU

BOARD MEMBERS

 KIM ACKEL

BRAD CRONE

KENNY DEYOUNG

HELENA DOW

JOHN GAULDING

DARRELL GUIDRY

TIM HORGER

TY JONES

TAYNA LOWRANCE

RIP MATTHEWS

ROBERT MAY

MIKE MILLIGAN

EDWARD MURRELL

JANET PRYOR

CHRIS STREET

JOE TAYLOR

CANDYCE TOMPKINS

KELLY ALTON

FRANKIE ABALOS

DAINA COOK

MONICA CRONE

ALI BLANCHARD

MAZIE EAST

PATTIE FITZGERALD

ANN FRUGIA

TAMMIE GILFILLIAN

RHONDA LABORDE

CARRIE LARIVE

CHARLOTTE LAW

GIRLEAN MCCALL

LANDON RENEAU

KELLIE ROGERS

CHAIRMEN

     ADMISSIONS             

TOMMY McCALL & GIRLEAN McCALL

AMERICAN CANCER SOC. AUCTION         

KIM ACKEL

ANTIQUE CAR SHOW     

ROXANNE DAVIS & TISHA SELF

   ART SHOW         

RHONDA LABORDE

AUDIT COMMITTEE        

REID LOWRANCE, TY JONES, MICHAEL NEUMAN, MARLENE NOLTE, & AMY MAY

BANNER PLACEMENT      

JOHN GAULDING

BBQ COOKOFF      

PAT PRYOR & STEVE HODGES

BEER CONSESSIONS        

EDWARD MURRELL & DAVID MURRELL

BOOTHSPACES / CONCESSIONS        

ROBERT MAY

BUDGET COMMITTEE     

REID LOWRANCE, PAT PRYOR, MICHAEL NEUMAN,

MARLENE NOLTE, SISSY LEGER & AMY MAY

CAJUN NIGHT AWARDS 

LILTON SONNIER

CARNIVAL          

JAMES BERGERON & WES BROUSSARD

CENTRAL COUNTING OFFICE       

HELENA DOW & DARLA BARROW

      COMMUNITY BUILDING HOSTESS             

DELORES MARCYNIUK

CRAFT SHOW    

CROWLEY HOST & HOSTESS        

PAT & JANET PRYOR

     DIGNITARY HOSPITALITY            

KAREN RENEAU, SANDRA BURRELL, MAIZE EAST

           DIGNITARY LUNCHEON             

MARLENE NOLTE

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE     

 CAROLYN HURYCH & SHANE CHESSON

           ENTERTAINMENT            

CHAD ANDRUS

      EQUIPMENT RENTAL      

FRANK ABALOS

       FARM EQUIPMENT DISPLAY       

 MARLENE NOLTE  & ELZY BOURQUE

                    FARM EQUIPMENT FOR PARADES               

JOE TAYLOR

      FIRST AID           

MONICA CRONE

             GOSPEL SINGING               

REV. SAMMY LITTLE

            GRAND PARADE              

KELLY ALTON & TAMMIE GILFILLIAN

                 HONOREES COMMITTEE               

JOHN GAULDING, JOE TAYLOR, JAMES GENTZ, JR & MELISSA HODGES

                 JUNIOR QUEEN CONTEST              

 DAINA LOWRANCE

         LAPETITE CONTEST        

CANDYCE TOMPKINS

          LADY IN WAITING           

ERICA HAMPTON

    LITTLE RICE KING    

DANA ARCENEAUX

               LTTLE RICE SWEETHEART            

MONICA MCCLENDON

      OFFICE RELOCATION      

MICHAEL NUEMAN & FFA

              OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS          

             TAMMY LEZAK & BLANE BLOUNT

          PAGEANT JUDGES           

ALI BLANCHARD

         PARK LAYOUT           

TIMMY HORGER

            PARKING & TRAFFIC FLOW         

 TIMMY HORGER

        PASSPORTS        

CARRIE LARIVE

              PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST  

Sarah Craigen    

          PROJECTS BUYING COMMITTEE       

  JAMES GENTZ, JR.  & CHAD ANDRUS

             PUBLICITY & MARKETING            

CHRIS STREET

            RICE COOKING CONTEST               

CHARLOTTE LAW

          RICE EDUCATION EXHIBIT           

 DARREL GUIDRY

        SADDLE RAFFLE              

HEATHER SUMMRALL

    SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE         

CARLA THIBODEAUX, MICHAEL NEUMAN,

TAMMY GILFILLIAN, & SANDRA BURRELL

              SCHOLARSHIP PARKING               

 TIMMY HORGER

       SECURITY           

BRAD CRONE & RAY CHESSON

SENIOR CITIZEN BREAKFAST      

PATTIE FITZGERALD

SENIOR CITIZEN HOSPITALITY   

 ALICIA BOURGEIOUS

             SENIOR QUEEN CONTEST              

SISSY LEGER & BRENDA WILBER

               SENIOR QUEEN HOSTESS               

MELISSA HODGES

      SOUVENIRS        

ANN FRUGIA

       SPECIAL KIDS DAY          

LANDON RENEAU

STAGE CREW     

TY JONES & WESTON PRYOR

STAGE DECORATIONS   

SABRINA & LEE ASHWORTH

       TRASH REMOVAL           

KENNY DEYOUNG

      VISITING ROYALTY         

AMANDA MEAUX

YOUTH DAY

YOUTH DAY DIRECTOR    

TANYA LOWRANCE

     YOUTH DAY ACTITIVIES DIRECTOR          

REGINA RUTHERFORD

    BABY CONTEST          

DAINA COOK & CANDACE ABSHIER

        CHARACTERS IN THE PARK         

EC STUDENT COUNCIL

   DIAPER DERBY  

VALERIE LEGER

     DOODLEBUG      

LOUNETTE THORNTON

             PARADE               

DANEENE SIMON

          POSTER CONTEST          

ROBIN ROLLO

LIVESTOCK SHOW

                GENERAL CHAIRMAN                   

MICHAEL NEUMAN & BETH GOLDING

     AG MECHANICS            

LILTON SONNIER

      BREEDING BEEF              

EDDIE GOLDING & GEORGE “TINKER” HUGHES

GOAT SHOW      

 JANET VAYON & BRENDA EAST

INDIVIDUAL WELDING   

MIKE BROUSSARD

LAMB SHOW     

LAURA RAY & DANA DANIELS

 LIVESTOCK JUDGING      

 RALPH WILSON

STEER SHOW     

LES TURNER & RICHIE DEVILIER