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LSU tight end Trey’Dez Green talks to kids at the youth football camp he held at East Feliciana High School on June 13.
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12TH YEAR, NO. 37
PHOTOS BY JACKSON REYES
Trey’Dez Green holds football camp BY JACKSON REYES
Staff writer
LSU’s Trey’Dez Green grew up just 45 seconds from East Feliciana High School. He remembered walking down the street to school. He takes pride in being from Jackson, Louisiana, and representing the community. Following his sophomore season, Green got the opportunity to give back with a youth football camp he held at East Feliciana High earlier this month. The camp was free for kids aged 6 through 14 years old. “It means a lot to me,” Green said. “Being from here, being from the state
of Louisiana, and being from the city of Jackson. The turnout was amazing, everybody came out and supported me and I’m thankful for everybody.” Green had wanted to do a youth camp since he joined LSU as a freshman two years ago. Entering his junior year, he felt he had the resources to put a camp together. “We got the resources to do it, why not give back to the community that has just pushed me and poured so much into me,” he said. He described the full circle moment of hosting a football camp at the same place he was once a student, playing high school football. “I have never thought that I would be
out here,” Green said. “Just be a leader for this community. I just want the kids to know that they can too, minus all the haters and the doubters that tell them that they can’t.” Green, who graduated from Zachary High, wanted the kids at the camp to see that they can also make a name for themselves and represent the East Feliciana community. He loved what he saw from the kids at the camp. “We’ve got some dogs out here at East Feliciana,” Green said. “For all the coaches out there listening, come down and check us out.” The camp included position drills, skills tests like races, and one-on-one drills between receivers and defensive
backs. Green enjoyed seeing the effort shown by the kids. “I saw the grit and the will to want,” he said. “They could’ve used their free will and come out here and half-sprinted, not jogged, not been intent, but they came out here and gave 110%. “That’s all we just ask for,” he continued. “They were amazing. I love to see the smiles on their face. They made my day.” He hopes to keep the camp going as an annual event in the summer. Green wants to keep giving back to the community that poured into him and pushed him to be great.
ä See GREEN, page 2G
Let’s catch up on Zachary summer sports After a too-short summer break where I hiked the Colorado Rockies in zero percent humidity and temperatures that rarely got over 80 degrees, I returned to the heat and rain that I ignorantly thought would have eased. So what has been happening while I have been gone with Zachary’s sports, and what is going on around Zachary as we collectively fight the heat and flooding conditions? Future Bronco youth have been jumping, shooting, spiking and running in summer sports camps. The most recent summer camp was the Zachary High youth wrestling sum-
After a short break, the 2026 mer camp hosted by coach Ben Zachary High football team McHugh, staff and current has begun off-season workouts female and male wrestlers. under the tutelage of strength Earlier this month, the ZHS and conditioning coach Richard wrestling team hosted and Johnson. Johnson will be workparticipated in the Jeff Ragan Warren ing with all Zachary athletes Wrestling Camp. Brady Former Bronco track and and enters his second year ZACHARY football, and LSU track star overseeing the program. SPORTS Sean “Squirrel” Burrell graduJohnson has worked at all levels from defensive coordinator ated from the Louisiana State and strength coach at NorthPolice Academy. News flash to those who are considering crime ... it western Middle School (yes — the one does not pay and if you attempt to flee in Zachary) to working as a strength on foot with Officer Burrell in pursuit, and conditioning coach at Southern, you have zero chance of escape. Prairie View A&M, University of
Rhode Island and University of Maine where he has worked with athletes in multiple sports. Johnson has also interned or apprenticed as a strength and conditioning coach at Springfield College, Auburn, Georgia Tech and Georgia State. Johnson’s wife, Morgan, is a kindergarten teacher at Northwestern Elementary School. Out at the Zachary Youth Park, Gordon “Pee-Wee” LeBlanc and staff continue to host tournaments every weekend with softball games during
ä See BRADY, page 4G
Celebrate Independence Zachary FFA delivers Relief at market in Zachary Leila Pitchford AROUND ZACHARY
The Zachary Farmers and Artisans Market will celebrate Independence Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 27 at the Depot. A student art show will be inside the Depot. Vendors will be set up outside the depot with live music in the back. Attendees are invited to wear red, white and blue. Also, The Zachary Farmers and Artisans Market will host Summer Santa from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 11.
Lions coming to Zachary The Zachary Mid City Lions Club inaugural Charter Banquet is at 6 p.m. June 26 at the Zachary High Auxiliary Gym, 4100 Bronco Lane.
ä See AROUND, page 4G
Buckets
Community news report
Last week, members of the Zachary High School National FFA Organization, Erica Mayes, president; and Carly Bozeman, vice president, delivered 15 Relief Buckets to the city of Zachary to help support residents in the aftermath of the storm. Each bucket is filled with essential items, including a first aid kit, PROVIDED PHOTO socks, toothbrushes, Liquid IV and Ty Stephens, emergency preparedness director; from left, Mayor David a blanket. Mayor McDavid McDavid ex- McDavid; and Zachary FFA Vice President Carly Bozeman and FFA pressed his appreciation for their President Erica Mayes with relief buckets prepared by FFA members. generosity and commitment to service, noting that they are living out their FFA motto, “Living to Serve,” “The relief buckets will be dis- partment to provide to residents by giving back and helping others tributed to the Zachary Fire De- as needed,” said Emergency Prein times of need. partment and Zachary Police De- paredness Director Ty Stephens.