Thirty-four Livingston Parish students were honored by Livingston Parish School leaders at a Special Education “Yes I Can!” Awards ceremony at the First Pentecostal Church in Denham Springs, with six winners selected from the group. The nominees were selected by their SPED teachers in the categories of academics, art, school/community, self-advocacy, technology, and transition. A winner was selected from each category to advance to the national level competition. The district’s winners include Roman Diaz, North Live Oak Elementary; Carson Aucoin, Walker Junior High; Blayson Miller, Northside Elementary; Jared Peters, Livingston Parish Virtual School; Alex Parrish, Seventh Ward Elementary School; and Brent Gardiner, Albany High School.

This article was originally published in April 2025.