The St. Denis Art League Spring Festival Board announces the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court for it’s 57th Presentation and Ball.
19 young women will make their debut as Ladies of the Court.
Miss Ainsley Claire Armstrong is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brant Armstrong. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Bison and Mr. and Mrs. David Joel Armstrong. Camille and Elise, her sisters, were Heralds in 2017 and 2023. This year Camille will serve as an Usher as did Ainsley in 2023. Anisley is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Miss Olivia Elizabeth Bryant is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beau Dennison Bryant. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Sherwood Richardson and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ray Bryant. Olivia served as an usher in 2023 and is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Miss Madison Elizabeth Dupuy is the daughter of Mr. Jordan Scott Dupuy and Mrs. John Robert Greely. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner Kurzweg, Mr. and Mrs. John Pipes Goodson, Mr. and Mrs. John Richard Greely, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dennis Dupuy. Her brother, Alexander, was presented as a Gentleman of the court in 2023. Madison served as an usher in 2023 and is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Miss Addison Elizabeth Evans is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Richard Evans. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Bunyan Evans, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ray Felchle. Addison and her sister, Avery, were both Heralds of the court. Her brother, Aiden, was presented as a Gentleman in 2022. Addison served as an Usher in 2023. She is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Miss Vivian Kate Fatheree is the daughter of Mr. Bo Thomas Fatheree and Ms. Maggie McGill Fatheree. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Susan Mitchell Powell, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thomas Fatheree, Jr. Her sisters, Morgan and Ava, were presented as Ladies in 2021 and 2024. Vivian is a senior at Natchitoches Central.
Miss Ava Rae Gill is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ray Gill. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Mary Ann Vance Nowlin, Mr. Jack Gerald Nunley, Jr., Mrs. Sheila Cardino Bennett, and the late Mr. Jerry Wayne Gill. Ava’s mother, the former Kasey Ann Nunley, was presented as a Lady of the Court in 1993. Ava is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Miss Breanna Jaiden Hale is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeramie Michael Hale. She is the granddaughter of Mr. John Hubert Speir, Mrs. Rita Sue Jones Hale, Mr. Leonard Ray Knotts and Mrs. Linda Scott Patrick. Breanna is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Miss Anna Rachel Hobart is the daughter of Mr. Kevin John Hobart and Mrs. Malena Rachel McLauren. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Douglas McLaren, Ms. Lenore Ruth Armijo, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Byron Hobart. Anna is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Miss Ella Lilyasta Lisette Laning is the daughter of Mr. John Richard Laning and Mrs. Pia Wyatt. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Nicholas Lanining, the late Mr. Thomas Andrew Wyatt, and the late Mrs. Vivi Peterson Hoppell. Lilyasta is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Miss Brianna Rae McConathy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin James McConathy. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Joseph Rodrigue, the late Mr. Carleton Timothy Glynn, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mosley McConathy. She served as an Usher in 2023. Brianna is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Miss Campbell Cross Morrow is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Scooter Perot, III. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ewing Cross and Mr. and Mrs. Felix Clinton Perot, Jr. Campbell served as an usher in 2023 and is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Miss Finley Grace O’ Con is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles David O’ Con. She is the daughter of Mr. John David Vice and the late Mrs. Vice, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cleveland O’ Con. Her brother, Charles Douglas, was a Gentleman of the Court and Finley served as an Usher in 2023. She is a senior at the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts.
Miss Kathryn Rebecca Phelps is the daughter of Mr. Benjamin Louis Phelps and Ms. Reba Procell Phelps. She is the granddaughter of Mr. George Louis Procell and the late Mrs. Procell, and Mrs. Calvin Edward Phelps, and the late Reverend Phelps. Kathryn served as an Usher in 2023 and is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Miss Georgia Kate Philen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Austin Philen, Jr. She is the granddaughter of Mr. Gary Neal Smith and the late Mrs. Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. James Austin Philen, Sr. Her sister, Vivian Ann, will serve as a Herald to the Queen. Georgia Kate served as an Usher is 2023 and is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Miss Bess Olivia Stewart is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Weston Stewart. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Dwane Steadman, Mr. and Mrs. Soloman Grady Martin, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jarvis Stewart, II, and Ms. Sandy White Rockett. Her mother, the former Casey Steadman, was presented as a Lady in 1992. Her brother, Jackson Bradley, was presented as a Gentleman in 2021 and Bess was an Usher in 2023. She is a senior at NCHS.
Miss Destanee Elizabeth Stewart is the daughter of Mr. Bruce Stewart and Ms. Sarah Stewart Nelson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kenneth Stewart, Mrs. Donald Wayne Hodge and the late Mr. Hodge, and Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wayne Martin. Destanee served as an Usher in 2023 and her brother, Dustin, served as a Gentleman of the Court in 2020. She is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Miss Sydney Katherine Terrell is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dane Terrell, Jr. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Lynn Arthur, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dane Terrell, Sr. Her mother, the former Kayla Arthur, was presented as a Lady in 2000. Sydney served as an Usher in 2023 and is a senior at NCHS.
Miss Brooklyn Paige Townson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Keith Townson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. Winston O’Neil Bridges, Mrs. Edith Pitts Breedlove, and Mr. and Mrs. William Harvey Townson. Brooklyn’s brother, Jeffrey, was presented as a Gentleman in 2021. She served as an Usher in 2023 and is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Miss Ainsley Catherine Weeks is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Peyton Weeks. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Edgar Weeks, Mr. William Thomas Weeks, and Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Wade Maness. Ainsley was Herald to Queen Mary-Katherine Horton in 2015. She served as an usher in 2023 and is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
11 young men will be presented as Gentlemen of the Court.
Mr. Adam Michael Guillet is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Patrick Guillet. He is the grandson of Mr. Leonard Wayne King and the late Mrs. King, Mrs. Gloyd Lawain Martin and the late Mr. Martin, and the late Mr. John Barry Guillet. Adam’s mother, the former Angela King, was presented as a Lady in 1984 and his sister, Abigail Elaine, served as an usher in 2020 and a Lady in 2022. He is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Mr. Luke Aaron Johnson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron David Johnson. He. Is the grandson of Mrs. Charles Dwight Vienne and the late Mr. Vienne, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen Johnson. His sister, Caroline Elizabeth, was a Herald in 2020. Luke is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Mr. Conor Andrew Jordan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrew Jordan Jr. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Wayne Lodridge and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrew Jordan Sr. Conor is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Mr. Peter Marvin Kautz is the son of Drs. Kathleen and Steven Michael Kautz. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Henry Schick and Mrs. Arthur Michael Kautz and the late Mr. Kautz. His sister, Carissa Michelle, was presented as a Lady in 2020 and served as an usher in 2018. His brother, Andrew Michael, was a Gentleman of the Court in 2024. Peter is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Mr. Kenneth Ross Lindsey is the son Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lynn Lindsey. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Richard John Ross, and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Loran Lindsey. His sister, the former Raegan Lynn Lindsey, served as Herald in 2007, an Usher in 2014, and a Lady in 2016. His brother, Richard Loran, was presented as a Gentleman in 2019. Ross is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Mr. Peyton Enyart Mitchell is the son of the Honorable and Mrs. Luke Douglas Mitchell. He is the grandson of Mrs. Johnny Wayne Cox and the late Mr. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Enyart Mitchell, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth O’Neal Adams. Peyton is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Mr. Tatum Cole Roberts is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bryan Roberts. He is the grandson of Mr. Griffin Allen Taylor, Jr. and the late Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. George Franklin Roberts and the late Reverend Roberts. Tatum’s mother, the former Amanda Taylor was presented as a Lady in 1986. His sister, the former Taylor Roberts, was an Usher in 2013 and a Lady in 2015. His brother, Tyler, was presented as a Gentleman in 2014. He is a senior at Magnolia Bend Academy.
Mr. Chance Michael Rushing is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Colby Rushing. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. George Ted Hayes and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ray Rushing. His sister, Summer will serve as an Usher. Chance is a senior at St. Mary’s High School.
Mr. Yancy Ryan Spillman Jr. is the son of Mr. Yancy Ryan Spillman Sr. and Mrs. Misty Renae Dalme. He is the grandson of Mrs. Herbert Dewey Dalme and the late Mr. Dalme, and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Spillman. His sister, Madelyn Claire served as a Herald, an Usher in 2020, and was presented as a Lady in 2022. Yancy is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Mr. Barrett Durr Waxley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Dale Waxley, Jr. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Randall Price and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Dale Waxley, Sr. His sisters, Anna Brooke and Makenzie Elizabeth, were members of the court as a Lady in 2015 and an Usher in 2017. Barrett is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
Mr. Daniel Rees Williams is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bray Williams. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Anthony Babineaux Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Payne Williams, Sr. His great-grandfather, the late Honorable Richard Blanchard Williams, Sr., reigned as the first King of the Spring Festival and Ball. His sister, Avery Vivienne, will serve as Herald to the King this year and his sister, Adele, will serve as an Usher. Rees is a senior at Natchitoches Central High School.
