Award Recipients
The Chamber is proud to honor distinguished citizens every year at our Annual Banquet. This year the Chamber chose, Mr. Mark Cullen from Compass Behavioral Health as our Busienss Person of the Year, Mrs. Mary Zaunbrecher as our Humanitarian of the Year, and as Outstanding Young Citizens: Caitlin Clayton, Northside Christian High School; Elizabeth Burleigh, Notre Dame High School; & Adrian LeJeune, Crowley High School. These leaders inspire us to continue to work for the betterment of our community.
Guidelines for Humanitarian of the Year
Guidelines for Business Person of the Year
If you would like to nominate someone for either Humanitarian of the Year or Business Person of the Year, please email us or call the office at 337-788-0177.
Humanitarian of the Year
| 1986-1987-Oscar Johnson |
| 1987-1988-Bonnie Martirne |
| 1988-1989-Roy Kibodeaux |
| 1989-1990-Dorothy McNeely |
| 1990-1991-Maude Black |
| 1991-1992-Al & Thelma Chappuis |
| 1992-1993-Agnes Thibodeaux |
| 1993-1994-Helen Aaron |
| 1994-1995-J.W. Landry, Sr. |
| 1995-1996-Virginia Ruddock |
| 1996-1997-Deborah Dore |
| 1997-1998-Michael McBride |
| 1998-1999-B.I. Moody, III |
| 1999-2000-Joseph Andrus & Alida Gall |
| 2000-2001-Georgie Petitjean |
| 2001-2002-Earl G. Romero |
| 2002-2003-Marlene LeBouef |
| 2003-2004-Lee Perry Roy |
| 2004-2005-Don Gautreaux |
| 2005-2006-Samuel Reggie, Sr. |
| 2006-2007-Larry Guidry, Sr. |
| 2007-2008-Joseph W. Freeland |
| 2008-2009-Ann Mire |
| 2009-2010-Judge M’elise Trahan 2010-2011- Mary Zaunbrecher |
Business Person of the Year
| 1993-1994-Jules Mariast |
| 1994-1995-Don Shetler |
| 1995-1996-S.L. Wright III |
| 1996-1997-Alice Whiting |
| 1997-1998-John Dan Gielen & LJ Gielen |
| 1998-1999-Ray Hensgens |
| 1999-2000-Johnny, Joe, Chris, & Bill John |
| 2000-2001-Ted & Judy Carmichael |
| 2001-2002-Norma LaGrange Weekley |
| 2002-2003-David John & Peter John |
| 2003-2004-Chris Brammer |
| 2004-2005-Roy Geesey |
| 2005-2006-Pat Bordes, II |
| 2006-2007-E.L. Habetz |
| 2007-2008-Mike Francis |
| 2008-2009-John W. Sarver |
| 2009-2010-Jude Sittig 2010-2011- Mark Cullen |
Outstanding Young Citizens
| 1986-1987-Connie Meche & Christine Boudreaux |
| 1987-1988-Saja Hoffpauir & Mark Broussard |
| 1988-1989-Sieu Phi Truong & Juliette Stefanski |
| 1989-1990-Alyson Habetz & Stacy Henderson |
| 1990-1991-Jason Boudreaux & Sonhui Chung |
| 1991-1992-Monica Henry & Daniel Gardiner, Jr. |
| 1992-1993-Laurie Myers & Karen Chisholm |
| 1993-1994-Jill Habetz & Jamie Martin |
| 1994-1995-Debra Cifreo & Jerod Sinclair |
| 1995-1996-Rachel Gossen & William Broussard |
| 1996-1997-Brandy Campbell & Maxie Trahan |
| 1997-1998-Virgina Stutes & Seth Zaunbrecher |
| 1998-1999-Adam Foreman & Allison Boulet |
| 1999-2000-Kacie Gatte & Moncia Bellard |
| 2000-2001-Greg Dupuis, Kevin Johnson, & Aaron Sinclair |
| 2001-2002-Brett Trahan, Cassie Runner, & Matthew Monceaux |
| 2002-2003-Ramona Tezeno, Kristina Trahan, & Kristel Groth |
| 2003-2004-Christa Sellers, Jennifer LeBleu, & Allison Dupuis |
| 2004-2005-David Mire, Anna Brooke Trahan, & Russ Freeland |
| 2005-2006-Amanda Hanks, Laura Hanks, & Brian Primeaux |
| 2006-2007-Katherine Miller, Victoria Zaunbrecher, & Blandon David |
| 2007-2008-Kelley Nelson, Katy Newsom, & Adrienne Trahan |
| 2008-2009-Katie Menard, Lynsey Reed, & Wynona Spell |
| 2009-10-Mandy Burke, Elizabeth Gielen, Megan Romero 2010-2011- Adrian LeJeune, Caitlin Clayton, Elizabeth Burleigh |
