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Rodeo kids learn responsibility, how to compete, cheer for teammates
11+ hour, 3+ min ago (759+ words) Addy Faulkner, 16, center, stands with her grandfather, Barry Bergeron, and mother, Adriane Faulkner, Saturday at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center rodeo grounds. Addy participated in this weekend's Southeast Louisiana Junior and High School Rodeo. The popular Southeast Louisiana Junior and High…...
Acadiana riders Sonnier, Bourgeois finish in top standings at National Finals Rodeo
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (432+ words) Kade Sonnier at the 2025 National Final Rodeo Bareback riders Kade Sonnier and Waylon Bourgeois returned to Acadiana after finishing among the top competitors at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. The National Finals Rodeo, a professional rodeo event, featured…...
Acadiana cowboys Waylon Bourgeois and Kade Sonnier make their mark at National Finals Rodeo
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (521+ words) Two Acadiana cowboys have turned their dreams into reality as they made it to the final nights of the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Bareback riders Waylon Bourgeois of Church Point and Kade Sonnier of Carencro are in the…...
Zachary student member of the West Texas A&M University’s Ranch Horse team
3+ mon, 6+ hour ago (141+ words) West Texas A&M University's Ranch Horse teams took two of the top spots at its final competition of the fall, and one student rider won a world championship. West Texas A&M University's Ranch Horse teams took two of…...
Letters: Rodeo event a bit win for state, thanks to Gov. Landry and his ally
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (235+ words) Hondo Rodeo Fest's New Orleans dates in April, 2026 were announced at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation's annual "Hall of Fame" awards luncheon on Thursday, Nov 6, 2025. A major new event is coming to Louisiana this spring, and we have the…...
Zachary bull takes Mississippi title
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (117+ words) A bull owned by Rory Forbes, of Zachary, was named reserve grand champion at the 2025 Mississippi Angus Preview Show on Oct. 4 in Jackson, Mississippi. A bull owned by Rory Forbes, of Zachary, was named reserve grand champion at the 2025 Mississippi…...
Childhood dream becomes reality as this Church Point cowboy heads to first national finals rodeo
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (475+ words) Waylon Bourgeois is headed toward a dream he has carried since childhood, 10 nights in Las Vegas under the brightest lights in rodeo history at the National Finals Rodeo. Growing up in Church Point, surrounded by horses, cattle, and a family…...
Catch up on the Zachary Stampede results
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (568+ words) The Zachary High boys cross-country team finished first and the girls finished second in the Zachary Broncos Cross-Country Stampede at Port Hudson on Oct. 18. Over 780 athletes competed with 222 adult coaches/volunteers assisting with the event and many spectators. Top finishers…...
From hobbycraft sales to sponsorships, it’s a bull market every October at Angola’s prison rodeo
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1506+ words) A bull bashes into a inmates wearing inflatable bubbles during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, October 12, 2025. An inmate gets slammed into the dirt by a bull during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Inmate Douglas Dorsey, 36, convicted of…...
Zachary students competes in West Texas A&M University Ranch Horse Team's season opener
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (218+ words) The West Texas A&M University Ranch Horse Team opened its season with a win at a major Texas show'the first step toward its goal of repeating a national championship. Among the team competing was'Kaylea Marionneaux, a freshman agricultural business…...