The Gueydan Duck Festival Association win big with Festival of The Year and 2022 LAFF Queen. Attending the Louisiana Association of Fairs and Festivals Convention in Baton Rouge are, front row, Judy LeBlanc, 2021 Gueydan Duck Festival Queen and 2022 LAFF Queen Jordan Fuqua and Mildred Duncan. Back row, Ashley Smith, Tiffany Hebert, K’Rees Broussard, Tammy Richard, Jerrod Broussard and Julian LeBlanc.
Gueydan Duck Festival brings home wins
BATON ROUGE - The Gueydan Duck Festival has once again carried home the ultimate prize ‘Festival of The Year’ for the fourteenth time.
Members of the Duck Festival Association recently attended the Louisiana Association of Fairs and Festivals Convention in Baton Rouge.
The members attended workshops and participated in round table discussions with other Louisiana Fairs and Festivals directors from throughout the State.
With the Gueydan Duck Festival being the first festival in 2021 to announce there would be a festival despite COVID. Fighting the odds as well as a hurricane the festival moved forward, and was appropriately awarded 2021 Festival of The Year. Best Website award, and 2021 Volunteer of The Year awarded to Gueydan Duck Festival member K’Rees Broussard as well as best pin.
Topping the evening, the 2021 Gueydan Duck Festival Queen, Jordan Fuqua was crowed the 2022 LAFF Queen. She and 49 other festival queens competed for the title.