General Information
Students in seventh through twelfth grades, from both public and private institutions, are eligible to compete in one of the nine District Rallies. Each District Rally offers 46 Literary Events and a varying amount of open events.
Only students who are certified by District Rally Directors as Bona Fide Qualifiers are eligible to compete in any of the events at State Rally where qualification is required.
Schools Attending District Rally
Schools participating in District Rally must select one location for literary events. Schools participating in open events at District Rally may select multiple locations for open events, provided the school does not participate in the same event at more than one district location.
District Rally Dates
District Rallies will be held on March 15, 2025.
District Rally Membership & Dues
Each District Rally sets its own dues structure and deadlines that may vary from district to district. You must complete a membership registration form and submit the appropriate amount of dues to your selected testing district.
You must submit the same total enrollment for LHSRA (State Rally) as the total enrollment you report on your District Rally membership registration form. The school enrollment reported for both LHSRA (State Rally) and District Rally forms must be the same school enrollment reported to the Louisiana Department of Education in February 2022.
District |
District Rally Location |
Deadline to Submit Dues |
Membership Dues |
Contact |
| Central Louisiana | Louisiana Christian University | TBD |
|
Renee Melder renee.melder@lcuniversity.edu |
| Lafayette | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Registration opens Nov. 1, 2024; closes Jan 8, 2025, 5 pm |
|
André David andre.david@louisiana.edu |
| LSU Eunice | LSU Eunice | Deadline for dues and Entry Forms: December 4, 2024. Participant Lists are due December 13, 2024 |
|
lsue.edu/rallyAlisha Fontenotafonten1@lsue.edu |
| North Louisiana | Louisiana Tech University | Opens Nov. 1, 2024, closes Feb.28, 2025 |
|
latech.edu/highschoolrally Colin Bailey cbailey@latech.edu |
| Northwest Louisiana | Northwestern State University | Closes December 6, 2024 |
|
Yonna Paschpaschy@nsula.edunsula.edu/litrally/ |
| South Central Louisiana | Nicholls State University | Closes November 15, 2024 |
|
nicholls.edu/continuing-ed/district-rally Elizabeth McCurry rally@nicholls.edu |
| Southeast Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana University | Deadline for dues and registration: Dec. 9, 2024. Students must be registered by February 21, 2025 |
|
southeastern.edu/resources/litrally/ Amber Silessi litrally@southeastern.edu |
| Southwest Louisiana | McNeese State University | Registration opens Nov.15, 2024 and closes Jan. 31, 2025 |
|
mcneese.edu/rally Kourtney Istre kistre@mcneese.edu |
District Rally Testing Locations & Events Offered
Students in seventh through twelfth grades, from both public and private institutions, are eligible to compete in one of nine District Rallies. Each District Rally offers 46 literary events and a varying amount of open events.
Schools are not preassigned to a specific District Rally testing location. You may select only one of the nine District Rally locations for literary events. For a list of literary events offered at District Rally please click here. If you would like to participate in open events at District Rally, you may choose to attend any of the nine District Rally locations. The district you choose for literary events does not have to be the same district that you choose for open events. However, you must submit membership information and dues to each District Rally you participate in.
The nine District Rally locations are listed below. Each location offers all 46 literary events in addition to the specific open events detailed in the table.
The information below is subject to change.
District |
District Rally Location |
Qualifying Performance
|
Additional Open
|
| Central Louisiana | Louisiana Christian University | Drama, Music, Speech | |
| Lafayette | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Drama, Speech | Art, Radio Speaking |
| LSU Eunice | LSU Eunice | Drama, Speech | |
| North Louisiana | Louisiana Tech University | Music | |
| Northwest Louisiana | Northwestern State University | Drama, Music | Spelling, Earth Science, Business English |
| South Central Louisiana | Nicholls State University | Drama, Music, Speech | Art, Radio Speaking |
| Southeast Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana University | Art, Spelling | |
| Southern Louisiana | Southern University – Baton Rouge currently not available. Please register with another district | ||
| Southwest Louisiana | McNeese State University |
Qualification Quotas
The number of qualifiers from the various District Rallies that are eligible to compete in State Rally literary events will be determined by the following:
Number of Schools Entered by Division |
Number of Qualifiers per Division per Event |
| 1-5 | 2 |
| 6-10 | 3 |
| 11-15 | 4 |
| 16-20 | 5 |
| 21 and up | 6 |