Looking for precious medals

By News Staff on Thursday, May 14, 2026
Parish athletes compete at state outdoor meet
  • Braxton Ardoin, of Mamou High School, is pictured with his gold medal in Boys High Jump 3A. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Braxton Ardoin, of Mamou High School, is pictured with his gold medal in Boys High Jump 3A. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    By: TONY MARKS Editor BATON ROUGE - Despite weather conditions moving many of the events inside the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse, parish athletes from Evangeline Parish took home medals at the LHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Meet at LSU. Mamou’s Braxton Ardoin took home a gold medal as he won first place in Boys High Jump 3A with a mark of 2.02m. Second place went to Gregory Johnson, of Pat...

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