Several long droughts without a player being named first team all-state by the LSWA were broken this year. Here are the longest droughts that were broken this season and the longest current droughts.
Droughts broken in 2023Never: Centerville (program has only been around for about 10 years, though)
26 years: Opelousas
16 years: Walker
11 years: Jeanerette
9 years: Belle Chasse
9 years: Holy Cross
Longest Active Droughts in Years (Most recent selection in quotations)47-Live Oak (OL Joel Rushing, 1976)
29-Bonnabel (OL Francois Ancar, 1994)
27-Morgan City (WR Ed Dangerfield, 1996)
27-Ville Platte (DL Moranza Doucet, 1996)
25-Broadmoor (LB Tyree Broden, 1998)
24-Lakeside (RB Dennis Jackson, 1998)
24-North Iberville (DL James Herring, 1998)*
24-Belaire (RB Mewelde Moore, 1999)
24-Delcambre (LB Stoney Delcambre, 1999)
23-Comeaux (RB Dwight Lindon, 2000)
22-Glen Oaks (KR James Vernon/P Steven Jyles, 2001)
21-McKinley (DL Jacon Banks, 2002)
21-Ringgold (OL Britt Feheely, 2002)
20-West St. Mary (LB Harry Coleman, 2003)
Ecole Classique has not had a selection since 1990, which would be the second longest active drought, but is currently a JV only program so I'm not counting them.
*North Iberville was, of course, closed for a while.