The annual Louisiana State Fiddle Championship was held in Magale Recital Hall on the campus at Northwestern State University as part of the 45th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival. The winners were, left to right, 2025 Louisiana State Fiddle Champion Ron Yule of DeRidder, second place Samuel O’Kelley of DeRidder, third place Phillip Mayo of Leesville and fourth place Asher Hotard of Folsom. Photo by Peter Jones
The winners of the 2025 Louisiana State Fiddle Championship Youth Division were, left to right, first place, Samuel O’Kelley of DeRidder, second place Asher Hotard of Folsom, third place Sarah O’Kelley of DeRidder and fourth place Ruth Hotard of Folsom. Photo by Peter Jones
The winners of the 2025 Louisiana State Fiddle Championship Twin Fiddles Contest were Sarah O’Kelley, far left, and Samuel O’Kelley of DeRidder. Photo by Peter Jones.
Ron Yule of DeRidder was named Grand Champion of the 2025 Louisiana State Fiddle Championship held at Northwestern State University as part of the 45th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival.Second place winner was Samuel O’Kelley of DeRidder, with Phillip Mayo of Leesville placing third and Asher Hotard of Folsom placing fourth. The Championship was held in the Magale Recital Hall on t...
