VERMILION PARISH, La. ( KLFY )– Two Vermilion Parish students won the top two state positions in the gubernatorial election out of 180 boys.
Coeyn Wise from Kaplan is the Governor of Louisiana State Boys 2024. Luke Etie from Erath is lieutenant governor. Louisiana Boys State is a prestigious and premier leadership development program for juniors going into their senior year.
“It teaches young people about civic responsibility. It teaches about leadership and I think the most important thing it teaches is brotherhood,” Wise said.
He added in Kaplan, everyone was talking about Boys State and wanted to have the great title of Governor. He said his U.S. history teacher, who is now the assistant principal, Clayton Chauvin, encouraged students to try out. He said only a certain number of children could go from each school.
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“Thankfully, I was one of the ones that was chosen to go from Kaplan,” he said. “Being governor when I first got there. It seemed like that’s not going to happen because there were just so many people.”