Remington Roussel, 2, gets a hand from Adam Barrilleaux, 17, while escorting a heifer out for competition in the Pee Wee Showmanship competition at Ascension Parish's annual livestock show at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center on Saturday. Dozens of Ascension Parish 4-H and Future Farmers of America students exhibited cows, goats, chickens, hogs and other animals.

Adam Barrilleaux, 17 stands with a heifer during judging at Ascension Parish's annual livestock show at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center on Saturday, Jan. 21

Trey Hebert's dog, Dennis, peers out from a pair of Mardi Gras glasses in the best-dressed big dog contest during the Ascension Parish 4-H Club's annual pet show at Lamar Dixon Expo Center on Jan. 19.

Austin Millet, 9, with dog Bentley, and Layton Thigpen, 10, with dog Lucy, from left, wait to compete in the small dog contest during the Ascension Parish 4-H Club's annual pet show at Lamar Dixon Expo Center on Jan. 19.

LSU student and pigeon breeder Shelby Johnston cradles a frillback pigeon during the Ascension Parish 4-H Club's annual pet show on Jan. 19. 'Most people have never even heard of fancy pigeons,' said Johnston, who brought a variety of breeds to introduce to children and families at the show

Volunteer judge Claire Braud weighs two chihuahuas in the smallest dog contest during the Ascension Parish 4-H Club's annual pet show on Jan. 19.

Lillian Radford, 10, shoulders her pet bearded dragon, Pancake, during the Ascension Parish 4-H Club's annual pet show on Jan. 19.

Amber Waguespack, 10, holds up her cat, Gustav, for volunteer judge Grant Smith in the biggest cat competition during the Ascension Parish 4-H Club's annual pet show at Lamar Dixon Expo Center on Jan. 19.

Breanna Garza,10, gently strokes her iguana, Dune, during the Ascension Parish 4-H Club's annual pet show on Jan. 19.

Megan Burgett, center, watches her children, Paige Burgett, 5, left, and Will Burgett, 4, create Chinese dragon puppets at Ascension Parish Library's Galvez branch.

Craig Rome, 10, works on a Chinese dragon puppet at Ascension Parish Library during a Jan. 17 craft project held to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Megan Burgett and her son, Will Burgett, 4, from left, duel with fire-breathing dragon puppets on Jan. 17 at Ascension Parish Library's Galvez branch. The library hosted a make-and-take craft project to celebrate the Chinese New Year on Jan. 23, which rang in the Year of the Dragon.

Melvin Coleman and Stanley Pool, from left, of Solid Rock Cement Finishing, pour concrete for a new extension to the Ascension Parish Clerk of Court's Criminal Department in the parish courthouse annex in Gonzales.

Melvin Coleman, owner of Solid Rock Cement Finishing, pours concrete for a new extension to Ascension Parish Courthouse in Gonzales on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. When complete, the extra 1,000 square feet of space wil house minute clerks, who currently share space with the criminal records department and are stacked because of increased case load in the parish.

4-H club member Courtney Jones, 12, grabs a fistful of mulch to spread over a newly planted tree at Pecan Grove Primary School in Gonzales on Jan. 19, while classmates Cody Porche, 12; Ann Marie Frisby, 12; Erin Beaver, 11; and Natay Livas, 11, from left, look on.

Special needs student Michael Willams, 12, gets help planting a new tree at Pecan Grove Primary School in Gonzales on Jan. 19 while teacher Jamie Rouyea, left, looks on.

Students wait patiently to plant a new tree at Pecan Grove Primary School in Gonzales on Jan. 19.

Fourth graders Joseph Firmyn, in red, and Branden Lacroix, both 9, ease a tree into a freshly dug hole at Pecan Grove Primary School on Jan. 19, while classmates Devin Robert, Emily Young, Caia Olden, Larissa Najera, and Erin Fleming, from left, look on. With funds from a grant, the school planted 20 new trees to mark Arbor Day.

Volunteers Conchita Richey, left, and Terry Tripp, right, members of the Ascension Master Gardeners group, help special needs student Michael Willams, 12, water a freshly planted tree at Pecan Grove Primary School on Jan. 19. With funds from a grant, the school planted 20 new trees to mark Arbor Day.

Volunteers Sheila Billingsley, Amy Grayson, Mary Jo Pohlig and Lynn Ebeyer, from left, dig a hole to plant new trees at Pecan Grove Primary School in Gonzales on Jan. 19

World's Finest Chocolate employee Chelsea Vocal, right, gives a free T-shirt to third grader Railey Leggett, 9, center, while teacher Kristi Gueho, left, handles crowd control at the unveiling of the world's largest chocolate bar in Dutchtown on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Traveling in its own temperature-controlled case, the 12,000-pound chocolate bar stopped in Dutchtown on its national tour. It won't be eaten until June, when the tour ends at a confectionery fair in Chicago.

World's Finest Chocolate employee Chelsea Vocal gets a show of hands from Spanish Lake Primary School students at the unveiling of the world's largest chocolate bar in Dutchtown on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Traveling in its own temperature-controlled case, the 12,000-pound chocolate bar stopped in Dutchtown on its national tour. It won't be eaten until June, when the tour ends at a confectionery fair in Chicago.

Student Lauren Macmurdo, 8, gazes at the world's largest chocolate bar at Spanish Lake Primary School in Dutchtown on Friday. Traveling in its own temperature-controlled case, the 12,000-pound chocolate bar stopped in Dutchtown on its national tour. It won't be eaten until June, when the tour ends at a confectionery fair in Chicago.

Female, gray tabby kitten at Ascension Parish Animal Shelter in Sorrento.

Female, calico tabby at Ascension Parish Animal Shelter in Sorrento.

Female, brown, rat terrier mix at Ascension Parish Animal Shelter in Sorrento.

Female, black-and-white, rat terrier mix puppy at Ascension Parish Animal Shelter in Sorrento.