The Public Relations Association of Louisiana (PRAL) Baton Rouge Chapter held its annual Red Stick Awards program on Wednesday, April 30 at Jubans Restaurant to honor outstanding local communicators and recognize the best work by public relations professionals in Baton Rouge.

Alicia Davidson with Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA) won the Bill Michelet Best in Show Award for special event “Women in Industry Forum.”

This year’s Red Stick Award winners include:

Long-Term PR Campaigns

“HTB100: A Centennial Celebration”

Alannie Broussard

SASSO

Short-Term PR Campaign

 “Essence Communications- Public Relations Associate Internship Program”

I’tyonnie Jackson

Innovative Communications

Long-Term Internal Communications Campaigns

“In the Know” Staff Newsletter

Chris Yandle

Board of Regents

Blogs-Single Post

“25 Iconic Eats of Baton Rouge”

Tamaria Williams

Visit Baton Rouge

Blogs-Series

“Things to do this month in Baton Rouge”

Tamaria Williams

Visit Baton Rouge

Collateral Material

“Visit Baton Rouge 2023 Impact Report”

Tamaria Williams

Visit Baton Rouge

Special Events with budget greater than $2,500

“Women in Industry Forum”

Alicia Davidson

GBRIA

*Winner of Bill Michelet Best in Show Award*

Special Events with budget less than $2,500

“2023 Dual Enrollment Report Announcement and Event Launch”

Chris Yandle

Board of Regents

Social Media-Single Post

“POV: It’s College Gameday at LSU”

Tamaria Williams

Visit Baton Rouge

Social Media-Campaign/Strategy Across Platforms

“Louisiana Lights”

Tamaria Williams

Visit Baton Rouge

Website

“Ochsner Healthy State Website"

Julie Donald, APR

Covalent Logic

Audio/Visual Communications

“The Luccini Legacy”

Alannie Broussard

SASSO

Proactive Media Relations

“Branford Marsalis Named Artistic Director of Community Center Bearing Father's Name”

Larry Lovell

Feigley Communications

Lagniappe

“Louisiana Bulk Rice”

Kristen Bellatti

Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank

PRAL-BR also recognized this year’s individual award honorees including:

Member of the Year

Laura Siu Nguyen 

Practitioner of the Year 

I’tyonnie Jackson 

First Circle Award

Catherine Heitman

Communicator of the Year

Dr. Steve Caparotta

The Baton Rouge Chapter of the Public Relations Association of Louisiana is made up of PR and communications professionals driven to advance the profession and grow each other's learning through rich programming, generous resources and dynamic networking opportunities.