WASHINGTON, DC — Speaker Johnson honored winners of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition and Congressional Commendation recipients at the 2025 Community Awards Ceremony for Louisiana’s Fourth Congressional District on April 23.
“We just had an extraordinary event – we love to do this annually. We give out awards for people who really represent our communities well and do a lot of extraordinary work in all of our 20 parishes around the 4th Congressional District, which is the greatest district in America. There is of honor to give, and it is due,” Speaker Johnson said. “It was a great day, and we love to do this event.”
The Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide, visual art contest for high school students, in which one piece of artwork from each congressional district is chosen by a panel of judges to be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year. The second, third, and fourth place selections will be proudly displayed in Speaker Johnson’s congressional offices.
Congressional Commendation recipients were submitted for consideration by constituents of Louisiana’s Fourth Congressional District and chosen for their efforts to better their communities.
2025 Congressional Art Competition Winners
- 1st Place: “Craw-Fever” by Grace Rougeau, Faith Training Christian Academy
- 2nd Place: “Glow of the Magnolia” by Ava Agee, Airline High School
- 3rd Place: “Serene” by Samirah Etienna, South Beauregard High School
- 4th Place: “Bayou’s Serenity” by EMantyi Mosby, Airline High School
- Staff Pick: “Beauty of the Swamp” by Jarei’Yuana Adams, Homer High School
- Staff Pick: “In Loving Memory” by Angela Smith, Simsboro High School
2025 Congressional Commendation Recipient for Bienville Parish
- Deanna Curtis, Bienville Court-Appointed Special Advocate, Chamber President, Victims for Youth Justice Board Member, and DART volunteer