Lafayette Reporter

Lauren Lopez and Colby Hebert will reign as queen and king of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s 2022 Homecoming.

Lopez, Hebert and the eight other members of the Homecoming Court  will be presented during halftime of the Homecoming game. The Louisiana  Ragin’ Cajuns will face the South Alabama Jaguars at 4 p.m. on Saturday,  Oct. 1, at Cajun Field.

Any registered student organization or athletic team could submit  nominations for the court. A panel of faculty and staff members,  student-athletes and student leaders interviewed applicants and assigned  scores to each.

The 10 nominees with the highest scores became members of the court.  The highest-scoring female and male applicants were Lopez and Hebert.

Destiny Broussard is a senior from Opelousas, La.,  majoring in human development and family sciences. She was nominated by  the Student Government Association.

Broussard served as learning coordinator for the University of  Louisiana System’s Student Advisory Council. Broussard is SGA president  and a SOUL Camp lead staff mentor for the Office of Orientation. She was  director of volunteer and recruitment for The Big Event. Broussard  belongs to Infinity Dance Group.

Her parents are Cynthia and Joseph Broussard.

Amelia Claire Hebert is a junior from Lafayette majoring in kinesiology. She was nominated by Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Hebert serves as Delta Delta Delta Sorority’s vice president of  membership experience. She belongs to the Greek Life Core Team of Ragin'  Cajun Catholics. Hebert served as a volunteer for The Big Event, a  daylong community service effort completed by students.

She is the daughter of Raymond and Allyson Hebert.

Colby Hebert is a junior from Lafayette majoring in political science. He was nominated by the Student Government Association.

Hebert has served as president of both Sigma Chi Fraternity and the  Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Student Supporter Organization. He is SGA vice  president.

His parents are Melanie Hebert and Donny Hebert.

Lauren Lopez is a junior from Lafayette majoring in management. She was nominated by Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority.

Lopez served as the sorority’s vice president of new member  education. She was Panhellenic Woman of the Year. Lopez was an SGA  senator for the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration. She  has been a member of the Student Orientation Staff leadership group, and  was a New Student Convocation host for the Office of First-Year  Experience.

Lopez is the daughter of Betsy and Jason Lopez.

Jordan Elizabeth Richard is a senior from New Iberia, La., majoring in biology. She was nominated by Kappa Delta Sorority.

Richard has served as the sorority’s vice president for community  service and its vice president for inclusion. She has been president and  volunteer coordinator for the Pre-Professional Society for the Office  of Student Engagement and Leadership. As a member of Ragin’ Cajun  Catholics, Richard has led Bible studies and retreats.

Her parents are Russ and Melissa Richard.

Cade Roy is a sophomore from Maurice, La., majoring in political science. He was nominated by Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority.

Roy represents the University as a member of its Ragin' Ambassador  Program for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment. He  belongs to the University Honors Program. Roy was a New Student  Convocation speaker. He serves as executive board president for Dance  Marathon, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals initiative.

His parents are Scott and Angela Roy.

Grayson Stepanek is a senior from Lafayette majoring in marketing. He was nominated by Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Stepanek is the fraternity’s public relations chair. He has been the  Interfraternity Council’s vice president of public relations. Stepanek  earned the Outstanding Marketing/Recruitment Award as part of the 2022  Ragin’ Recognition Awards. He was among five athletics marketing interns  who volunteered for the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship  Game.

His parents are Doc Stepanek and Roxanne Stepanek.

Emma Taylor is a senior majoring in kinesiology. She was nominated by Order of Omega, and served as president for the Greek honor society.

Taylor has been the Panhellenic Council’s vice president of  membership recruitment. She represented the B.I. Moody III College of  Business Administration as an SGA senator. Taylor was a student  ambassador for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment.  She worked as an intern for Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Football.

Stacia and Michael Taylor are her parents.

Rylan Theyard is a graduate student from New Orleans  majoring in kinesiology. He was nominated by the University’s  Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Theyard is a member of the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns track and field  team and belongs to the Black Student-Athlete Association. He is a  member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and the National Panhellenic  Council.

His parents are Rodrick and Nikeitha Theyard.

Terence Toomer Jr. is a senior from New Orleans  majoring in general studies. He was nominated by the Louisiana Ragin’  Cajuns Student Supporter Organization, and served as its vice president.

He is president of the University Program Council, and a three-year peer mentor for the Office of First-Year Experience.

He is the son Anya Braddy and Terence Toomer Sr.

Photo caption: Members of the 2022 Homecoming Court  at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are, from left, Amelia  Claire Hebert, Emma Taylor, Jordan Elizabeth Richard, Destiny Broussard,  Lauren Lopez, Colby Hebert, Cade Roy, Terence Toomer Jr., Grayson  Stepanek and Rylan Theyard. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns will face the  South Alabama Jaguars at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Cajun Field. Photo credit: Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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