W. Henson Moore, chair of the Forever LSU campaign and former representative of Louisiana’s sixth congressional district for 12 years, delivered the commencement address at the main ceremony.
Local graduates were:
College of Agriculture — Danielle Frances Conrad, Morgan City.
College of Art and Design — Ryan Joel Price, Berwick.
E.J. Ourso College of Business — Alyssa Marie Cart, Patterson; Khanh Huynh, Tyinna Marie Jones and Anthony Thanh Truong, Morgan City.
College of Education — Lindsey Rene Johnson, Berwick.
College of Engineering — Cole Michael Doiron, Morgan City, and Duong Hoang Vu, Amelia.
College of Humanities and Social Sciences — Wesly Paige Guzzetta, magna cum laude, Berwick, and Christopher Stephen Shirley, Morgan City.
Manship School of Mass Communication — Erin Frances Hymel, Morgan City.
College of Science — Jason Michael Gauthier, summa cum laude, Berwick; Kirby John Fears, Bayou Vista; and Michael D. Smilie, Morgan City.
Earning a doctorate was Abby Braus Cefalu, Morgan City.
Earning a master’s was Brittany Marie Vorenkamp, Morgan City.

