Contestants Chosen for 2017 Ascension Idol Competition – TheCreole.com (press release) (blog)

Gearing up for the 7th year, Ascension Idol has chosen the contestants for the 2017 Ascension Idol Competition.

Auditions were held on February 2nd, where judges selected the 16 competitors that will by vying for the title of Ascension Idol 2017 Champion.

This years contestants are:

The competition will be held on Friday, February 24th starting at 7PM at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center Trademart Building. The event will be hosted my Matt Pryor and 2014 Miss Louisiana Lacey Sanchez; and judges will be Alison Duboc, Clayton Decoteau, Julie Jones and Mike Waguespack.

The Champion will take home a $1,000 Cash Prize, Second Place will win a Samsung Smart HDTV and Third Place will enjoy Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones.

We are excited to be able to move the event to a larger venue at Lamar Dixon as last years event sold out, Ascension Fund Executive Director Jennifer deFrances said. Of course, none of this would be possible without the support of our sponsors: Alisons World of Music, Air Products, CF Industries, Domain Architecture, EATEL, PotashCorp-Geismar, Shell, Smith Tank & Steel, St. Elizabeth Hospital, The Creole and Waguespack Insurance.

L to R: Ascension Idol Champions, 2015 Champion Madeline Ringwald, 2016 Champion Hannah Chiquelin, 2014 Champion Faith Carmouche.

Tickets are available http://www.ascensionidol.com VIP Front Section Seating is available for $20 per person, General Admission is $10 and Student Admission is $5.

Ascension Idol is an annual fundraiser benefitting the Ascension Fund, which provided its first teacher grants in 1992 and has since given more than 1,200 grants representing over $1.4 million in awards to area public schools and teachers.

For more information, contact Jennifer deFrances at 225.290.3322.

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Contestants Chosen for 2017 Ascension Idol Competition - TheCreole.com (press release) (blog)