Louisiana DECA
Career Development Conference Program
February 26-28, 2023
Baton Rouge Marriott
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26
1:30-3:00 - ROSE ROOM
Information & Manual drop off
Registration/Hotel Room keys distributed when ready
Refreshments-Advisors and Chaperones
Advisor Meeting at 2:15 p.m. in Rose
2:00-3:00 - BONAPARTE ROOM
Dress Code Check
Wear Professional Dress, remain quiet
Events: BLTDM, BTDM, ETDM, FTDM,
HTDM, MTDM, STDM & TTDM
Events: PMC, EIP, EIB, ESB, PFL
3:00-6:30 - HALLWAY BY POOL
Competition for Events: PMC, EIB, EIP, ESB, PFL
Student Event Check-In
3:00-3:30 - VERMILLION ROOM (2ND FLOOR)
Judges Briefing
3:30-4:15 - SALON I-IV
Meet & Greet and Hangout
(all members/advisors not in competition)
3:00-6:30 - LAFOURCHE ROOM (2ND FLOOR)
Competition for Events: BLTDM, BTDM,
ETDM, FTDM, HTDM, MTDM, STDM
& TTDM
Student Event Check-In
All Team Decision-Making Events
5:30-6:30 - BONAPARTE ROOM (1ST FLOOR)
Judges Check-Out
4:00-5:20 - NAPOLEON ROOM
La. DECA Members/Officers Scholarship Interviews
Dress professionally
Appt. Name School
4:00 pm Lindsey Brocato Walker H
4:10 pm Trynitee Denet S. Plaq.
4:20 pm Skylar Edwards West St John
4:30 pm Coriyanna Ellis Walker
4:40 pm Tanaya Forcell Donaldsonville
4:50 pm Jailyn Guillory Walker
5:00 pm Jed Stephens Cedar Creek
5:10 pm Katie Ward Walker
6:30-9:00 - SALON I-IV
Dinner followed by DECA Opening Session
Business/Business Casual Attire
Fajita bar with fixings-buffet style
Kate Myers, La. DECA High School President & Officers
Bethany Robicheaux, Executive Director
Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge
11:00
Curfew till 6 a.m. next day
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
6:30-8:30
Breakfast on your own
(hotel will be selling breakfast sandwiches)
7:30-8:15 - BONAPARTE
Dress Code Check—Professional Dress, remain quiet
Events: ACT, AAM, ASM, BFS, BSM, CS,
ENT, FMS, HLM, HRM, MCS, MI, QSRM,
PBM, PFN, PHT, PMK, RFSM, RMS, SEM
7:30-2:00 - SALON BALLROOM HALLWAY
Exhibitors
8:00-8:30 - IN ASSIGNED ROOMS
Teachers Orientation & Set Up
All Teachers Meet in Respective Rooms
(duty sheet) to Set Up & Organize
Competition room
8:00-8:30 - VERMILLION (2ND FLOOR)
Judges Briefing
8:30-12:00 - SALON II
Individual Series Events Check-In at Appt. Times
Events: ACT, AAM, ASM, BFS, BSM, ENT,
FMS, HLM, HRM, MCS, QSRM, RMS, SEM
8:30-12:00 - CAMELLIA (BY POOL)
RFSM (Restaurant & Food Management)
8:30-12:00 - VERMILLION (2ND FLOOR)
CS (Customer Service)
8:30-12:00 - EVANGELINE (2ND FLOOR)
Principles of Business Administration Event
Events: PBM, PFN, PHT, PMK
11:00-12:00 - BONAPARTE (1ST FLOOR)
All Event Judges Check-Out
9:00-12:00 - CAMELLIA (BY POOL)
Event MI (Marketing Internship Job Interview)
12:00-12:50 - NAPOLEON
Lunch for Students (pizza) & Teachers
(each person picks up) All students must
eat pizza lunch in Camellia, Magnolia or
Azalea Room or in their own hotel room--
not in hotel lobby. Teacher lunch is in
Bienville on 2nd floor
1:30-1:40 - SALON IV
Voting Delegate Check-In (if needed)
1:40-2:10 - SALON IV
Voting Delegates Question & Answers
Professional dress, Business Casual or Casual
2:30-4:15 - ROSE ROOM
Officer Candidate & Advisor Interviews
Candidate and Advisor report to room
2:30 pm Alec Grandt, Baton Rouge
2:45 pm Minh Dang, Baton Rouge
2:55 pm Nicolas Nguyen, Baton Rouge
3:05 pm Brock Sykes, UAV
3:20 pm Deja Smith, Green Oaks
3:35 pm Jason Hu, Denham Springs
3:45 pm Khadija Henni, Denham Spr.
3:55 pm Jayla Tellis, Green Oaks
4:05 pm Luke Pierre, Acadiana
6:30-9:30 - SALON I-IV
Dinner followed by Awards Session
Chicken & Pasta w/2 sauces-buffet style
Professional dress (will be checked at door)
9:45-11:00 - SALON III-IV
DECA’s Got Talent Lip Sync
Conference t-shirt & jeans or appropriate costume
9:45-10:15 - BONAPARTE
ICDC Meeting for Teachers
11:30
Curfew till 6 a.m . next day
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
8:30-11:00 - SALON I-IV
Breakfast (full breakfast)
Closing Session with MDA School
Announcements
Casual-long pants/jeans & DECA
Conference t-shirt may be worn
10:30-10:45 - SALON II
State Officer Meeting--New officers & outgoing officers
SCHOOLS REPORTING DONATIONS TO MDA
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C.E. Byrd HS-$500
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South Plaquemines HS-$200
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Acadiana HS-$100
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Baton Rouge Magnet-$200
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Green Oaks Performing Arts-$150
THANK YOU TO SOUTHEASTERN
FOR SPONSORING OUR MARKETING
PLAQUES FOR CDC
