Four marketing majors from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette-- Kimberly Abraham, Joseph LaBauve, Peter Gervais and Jonathan Guidry--joined students from Louisiana State University, Nicholls State University, the University of New Orleans, Southeastern University, Xavier University in New Orleans and Southern University of Baton Rouge to compete in the ultimate regional sales challenge, the 7^th Annual Bayou Sales Challenge, hosted by Nicholls State University’s College of Business.  The event is sponsored and judged by highly supportive top executives and sales teams from regional and national businesses who view the event as an opportunity to recruit some of the top sales students in the state.

Marilyn Gastineau, a BSAT department Instructor, was elected as the President-Elect of the Louisiana Association for Career and Technology Education (LACTE) while representing Business Education on the Executive Board.