Friday evening, the Louisiana Department of Education will name the 2019 Louisiana Teacher and Principal of the Year.
The announcement is part of the annual Cecil J Picard Educator Excellence Awards Gala. It will be held this year in Baton Rouge Crowne Plaza Executive Center.
The gala begins at 6:30 p.m.
Here is a list of those finalists in each category:
| Spencer Kiper | Bossier Parish | Elm Grove Middle School | 
| Kathryn Ferguson | Caddo Parish | Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School | 
| Susan Mingee | Concordia Parish | Vidalia Lower Elementary School | 
| Caitlin Meehan-Draper | FirstLine Schools | Samuel J. Green Charter School | 
| Tasha Jolivette-Jones | Iberia Parish | Coteau Elementary School | 
| Keyre’ Bradford | Lafayette Parish | Ridge Elementary School | 
| Stephen Goodly | Orleans Parish | Warren Easton Senior High School | 
| Elizabeth Gregorie | Richland Parish | Mangham High School | 
| Kristen Bruce | Vernon Parish | Pickering High School | 
The 2019 Principal of the Year finalists include:
| Holly Castile | Cameron Parish | Grand Lake High School | 
| Eric Davis | City of Monroe School District | Wossman High School | 
| Victoria McMullen | East Feliciana Parish | East Feliciana High School | 
| Amanda Morrison | Grant Parish | Grant High School | 
| Christina Fontenot | Jefferson Davis Parish | Lacassine High School | 
| Pam Pruden | Lincoln Parish | Dubach School | 
| Kim Canezaro | Pointe Coupee Parish | Valverda Elementary School | 
| Ramica Robinson | St. Landry Parish | Krotz Springs Elementary School | 
| Rhonda Vaccaro | Tangipahoa Parish | Roseland Montessori | 
 
        