Applying to Attend

Jaylen Pruiett, 2022 A.R. Chopin Award for Outstanding Citizen

The application process varies among schools and American Legion posts. Application and registration is coordinated at the American Legion Post and District levels. The best way to determine the process for your respective school or Post is to contact your guidance counselor or the Legionnaire for your area listed below. Posts and school officials are urged to refer any questions to them for local information.

For any additional questions or if in need of assistance in contacting your local American Legion Post, please reach out at laboysstate@gmail.com or submit the Contact Us form.

Required Forms

Once accepted to the program, Citizens must complete the online registration form, including uploading a completed and signed acknowledgement and waivers form.

Required Forms Packet – Acknowledgements and Waiversmust be submitted through online registration form linked below.

Online Registration

Online Registration

Contact information by American Legion District (organized by parish)

First District
Anthony Haywood
proudndeed@outlook.com
(504) 261-6888
Orleans Parish
Second District
Joe Stephany
jstephany1@gmail.com
504.583.0387
Parishes: Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist
Third District
Stephanie Hanks
post69lafayette@yahoo.com
804.724.1618
Parishes: Assumption, Iberia, Lafayette, Lafourche, St. Martin, St. Mary, Terrebonne, Vermillion, Grand Isle
Fourth District
Fred Manley
fmanley02@gmail.com
Parishes: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Red River, Webster
Fifth District
Tina Cielatka
tmctalbs2023@yahoo.com
318.791.4181
Parishes: Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, West Carroll
Sixth District
Mike Peats
m484048@bellsouth.net
985.502.8802
Parishes: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, Washington
Seventh District
Ed Hudson
Ed4sgt8@suddenlink.net
337.515.9437
Parishes: Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, St. Landry
Eighth District
Deana Fowler
dedelynn68@yahoo.com
318.332.8951
Parishes: Avoyelles, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Winn, Vernon