Vermilion has four 4-Hall of Fame inductees

MANSURA, La. – Three Vermilion Parish residents were honored on May 10 for their work with youth as the newest inductees into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame.
They bring the total number of Hall of Fame members to 170 since the recognition began in 2008. They were inducted into the hall at the Louisiana 4-H Museum housed in the Avoyelles Parish extension office.
Much of the credit for the Louisiana 4-H program’s success can be attributed to its volunteers, said Mark Tassin, LSU AgCenter associate vice chancellor for youth programs.
“Our 4-H program would not be where it is today without the efforts of the volunteers,” he said.
The future of the program, now in its 106th year, will depend even more on volunteers, Tassin said. “It’s not going to happen with just the employees.”
One of the honorees, Ann Langlinais, said the 4-H staff in Vermilion Parish and other volunteers have made it possible for her to continue in the program. “We just say ‘4-H,’ and they ask how and when they can help us.”
LSU AgCenter associate department head for 4-H youth development Janet Fox said this year marks the 100th anniversary of the Smith-Lever Act, which established the national Cooperative Extension Service that includes 4-H.
The Hall of Fame honorees rose to the challenge of helping youth, Fox said. “These individuals have lived their lives in service, making the best better.”
Terril Faul, who worked in a number of 4-H positions for the LSU AgCenter, recalled getting numerous letters from 4-H Club members while he was in Vietnam. “That told me what 4-H was all about.”

– Ann Langlinais, Vermilion Parish

Langlinais has worked with 4-H for 46 years as a 4-H Club member, parent, organizational and project leader. She has been 4-H Foundation board chairman and a member of the Vermilion Parish Advisory Committee, Southwest Region LSU AgCenter Leadership Council and 4-H Trail Ride hostess.
In 1966, she became interested in the program as a leader of the Forked Island Elementary Club and continued to promote the demonstration and public speaking activities. Under her leadership, club members achieved many parish, district, state and national awards. Since she became chairman of the Vermilion 4-H Foundation, the board has raised more than $20,000 annually for the past three years, and the funds have been used to provide scholarships and transportation to statewide 4-H events.
She has been recognized as a state 4-H Good Provider Winner, as a 2003 Achievement Day honoree and by a legislative citation as Outstanding 4-H Leader.

– Terril Faul, State 4-H Office

Faul’s extension career began in 1970 when he was appointed 4-H agent in Vermilion Parish. After five months on the job, he was drafted into the Army. After returning from Vietnam, he was assigned to Avoyelles Parish and transferred back to Vermilion after 18 months.
Faul started the first Vermilion Parish 4-H Livestock Show and Sale and the first 4-H Garden Contest. He has served as chairman of the National 4-H Congress Design Team and National 4-H Fishing Sports Advisory Committee. Faul coordinated the National Basketball Association’s donation of 10 new cars to volunteer 4-H leaders who suffered losses from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
After retirement, he was appointed 4-H activities and events coordinator and continued working with programs he organized as 4-H department head, including 4-H Day with the LSU Tigers, 4-H Night with the New Orleans Hornets, Dinner at the Governor’s Mansion and 4-H Day at the Capitol, as well as coordinating 4-H University.
He was named the 2005 Honoree for the Vermilion 4-H Achievement Day. A scholarship has been established in his name in the Louisiana 4-H Foundation.

• Johnny Broussard, Vermilion Parish

For 39 years, Broussard was involved in the 4-H program as a member and livestock leader. As a member, he exhibited the grand champion Shorthorn bull at LSU and participated in the State 4-H Short Course Meat Identification and Poultry Judging contests. He served as chairman of the parish 4-H Livestock Sale Committee for 28 years and helped organize the buyer’s luncheon, oversaw finances and solicited buyers. He was a key leader in organizing the first parish show and sale.
Broussard assisted many youngsters with their livestock projects. He was instrumental in the passage of a parishwide sales tax dedicated to construction of the Vermilion Parish extension office and exhibit building. He managed one of the largest commercial Brahman herds in the parish and was recognized as the 1988 Cattleman of the Year.
He received the 4-H Alumni Award and in 2009 the Louisiana Cattle Festival was dedicated to his memory.

• Randy Stutes, Vermilion Parish

Since 1982, Stutes has volunteered in almost every aspect of the Vermilion Parish 4-H program, including project leader, 4-H Foundation and advisory board member, judge and chaperone. He has served as chairman of the Extension Service Leadership Advisory Council and vice president of the Acadiana District 4-H Livestock Show Board.
Stutes has assisted many youngsters with beef and lamb projects. He enjoys sharing his cooking skills with young people and most recently helped coach the Vermilion 4-H Food Star Team that won first place in the youth division of the Great American Seafood Cookery Contest. He also coached the winning 4-H Chicken and Turkey Ambassadors who represented the state at the national Poultry Conference.
He has served as chef for many 4-H and extension events throughout the state. He helps organize and prepare food for the parish 4-H Foundation Sporting Clay Shoot that has raised $20,000 each year for the past three years. He was named “Father of the Year” by the Vermilion Cattlewomen Association, received the State 4-H Good Provider Leader Award and was the 1999 Vermilion Parish 4-H Achievement Day honoree.