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2024-25 State Recognition Events

 

 

Before approximately 700 attendees, Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley (far left) and Louisiana Department of Education Talent Project Director Joni Lacy (center) joined the Department to honor Ashley Davis (LA ’24), Charday Wilson (LA ’24) and Kyle Cook (LA ’24) with their Milken Educator Award obelisks at the 19th Annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Awards Gala on July 26, 2025. The event, held at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, celebrated the theme: “A New Story for Louisiana – Honoring the Authors of Educational Excellence.”