ÇA C’EST BON! 🧅🫑🧄

The last night of the 55th Seminar is here and it's been an action-packed day! Next, we are headed for a night full of action and fun:

First, let’s recap last night. Caucus last night was a blast! Our Political Party Process was as energetic and fun-filled as promised. Thanks to each party’s elected Party Chair who kept the night exciting!
We’ll Spotlight our final involvement session of the week: Individual, Group and Leadership (IGL) 🔐. Through small group activities and discussions, staffer Elle Boughton led delegates as they learned about problem solving and working as a team, skills that will be helpful throughout the week of LYS and as delegates return home. Delegates love this fun, laid back session!
This morning we held our General Election and Election Returns. 🗳
After some home group time, the delegation will put on their best ‘fit and head to the LSU Union for Banquet 🍽 where we:
- Hear from LYS officers 🎤
- Thank LYS donors and leadership 😘
- Recognize LYS Awardees and hear from 2025 Roddy Richard Life Achievement Award Winner Kim Mulkey. 🏆
We will dance the night away 🔈 after we close with group of the day before heading to bed! 💤

PHOTOS FROM CAUCUS LAST NIGHT- WHAT FUN!

2025 LYS officers

🐷 = Whig 🐔 = Tory

After a long, exciting, fun-filled night of campaigning, strategizing, and voting, candidates from each party were able to move onto general election. Drumroll Please…. The results are in! This year’s LYS officers (Those in italic and underlined were voted by the whole delegation to represent LYS)!

For the Tory Party 🐔

Chairperson - Luke saddler

Secretary/Treasurer - wynter williams

Vice President - samantha polausky

President - micah waguespack

For the WHIG Party 🐷

Chairperson - Savannah jane bexley

Secretary/Treasurer - jared lane

Vice President - Kaitlyn hansley

President - adrian douglas

“We are proud of you, say we are proud of you!”

As part of the LYS Banquet tonight we will honor three former staff members who have given ten years of active service to LYS by inducting them into the LYS Hall of Fame.

The 2025 LYS Hall of Fame inductees

KRISTIE BRAUD

University High | from Baton Rouge

Coordinator, Office of the University Registrar, LSU

2012 Delegate, on Staff until 2016 | Continues to support LYS with relations with LSU and staff support during seminar week

Morgan L. Cookmeyer

Fountainebleu | from Covington

General Surgeon

2009 Delegate, 2010 Most Outstanding Delegate | Continues to support LYS with staff support during seminar week

TIM ENGLISH

from Houston, TX

Retired Engineer and Executive | Current Robotics and STEM Mentor

Donor and recruiter | Board member since 2019 & Chairs Board investment committee

“WE LOVE IT, WE LOVE IT, HEY, HEY, WE LOVE IT!”

2025 Life Achievement Awardee

The 2025 Louisiana Youth Seminar Roddy Richard Life Achievement Awardee is Kim Mulkey, head coach of LSU Women’s Basketball and someone who has used her extraordinary talent and platform to make Louisiana a better place for others. A proud Louisiana native, Coach Mulkey has spent her life inspiring those around her through leadership, service, and an unwavering commitment to lifting up her community—especially the next generation.

Learn more here.

“When I look around this room, I see enthusiasm, nothing, nothing great wil be achieved without enthusiasm. You are the best of the best of young people today... That does my heart good. ”

— Kim Mulkey