LDWF’s Archery in Louisiana Schools Program Has Productive Year
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Archery in Louisiana Schools (ALAS) program faced unique challenges during the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, ALAS still was able to instruct more than 11,000 students in 91 schools throughout the state.
In addition, ALAS conducted its regional and state tournaments by modifying the tournament formats to maximize safety. All told, LDWF and participating schools held a total of 48 tournaments over a three-month period allowing 1,124 archers to compete regionally and 1,540 at the state level. Additionally, $20,500 in scholarships was awarded at the state tournament and 735 students were honored as Academic Archers.
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