PRAL-BR Announces 2026 Red Stick Award Winners
The Public Relations Association of Louisiana (PRAL) Baton Rouge Chapter held its annual Red Stick Awards program on Thursday, May 7 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 proactive media relations.
This year’s Red Stick Award winners include:
Long-Term PR Campaigns
“LHCC Dramatically Increases Well-Child Healthcare Visits Through a Multifaceted Impact Campaign”
Graham Group
Short-Term PR Campaign
“Banning Cellphones While Driving”
Louisiana Department of Insurance
Long-Term Internal Communications Campaigns
Press Release
“LSU Law Small Business Development Clinic Accepting Client Applications Press Release”
LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Blogs-Series
“Things To Do This Month Series”
Visit Baton Rouge
Feature Writing
“Convention South Advertorial”
Visit Baton Rouge
Publications
“Master Plan Year 6 Review”
Board of Regents
Collateral Material
“Visit Baton Rouge Meetings Guide”
Visit Baton Rouge
Special Events with budget greater than $2,500
“Healthy Community Events”
Feigley Communications
Social Media-Single Post
“Burden Gardens Sunflower TikTok”
Visit Baton Rouge
Social Media-Campaign/Strategy Across Platforms
“It's Not Too Early To Know Campaign”
Feigley Communications
Website
“MOVEBR Home Page Redesign"
Covalent Logic
Audio/Visual Communications
“Grosse Tete Bridge Closure: Iberville Parish”
Iberville Parish Government
Proactive Media Relations
“Media Meet & Greet”
Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance
Winner of Bill Michelet Best in Show Award
Lagniappe
“BTR Job Round Up”
Table Story Communications
Student-led PR Campaign or Project
“Geaux Connect Campaign Supporting Geaux Grizzly”
Louisiana State University
Student Lagniappe Project
“LSU Cold Case Project Rebranding”
LSU Manship School of Mass Communication
PRAL-BR also recognized this year’s individual award honorees including:
Member of the Year
Bryce Benzine
Practitioner of the Year
Lauren Michaud Knotts
Meg Casper Sunstrom
Southern University Marching Band "Human Jukebox"
Click here to view the event's program.
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.
