First Baptist Church Coushatta honors 2025 graduates

Front, Lyla Lemoine and Rexton Morse
Back: Ta’Marion (“T”) Demery, Red River High; Victoria Rice, Castor High: Chance Rushing, St. Mary’s; Rafe Suggs, Red River High; Kaidyn Williams, Riverdale Academy and Kamryn Purdue, Northwestern State University

First Baptist Church Coushatta honored eight graduates at Sunday morning services on April 27, 2025.

Kindergarten graduates at Red River Elementary are Lyla Lemoine and Rexton Morse.

High school graduates and their schools are:
Ta’Marion (“T”) Demery, Red River High: “T” plans to attend college and study nursing.
Victoria Rice, Castor High: Victoria is in dual enrollment through Bossier Parish Community College while graduating from Castor. She plans to finish her associate degree at BPCC.
Chance Rushing, St. Mary’s: Chance will attend the University of Louisiana Lafayette and study  petroleum engineering.
Rafe Suggs, Red River High: Rafe will attend Northwestern State University, where he will study health and human performance. He later plans to enter chiropractic school.
Kaidyn Williams, Riverdale Academy: Kaidyn will attend Bossier Parish Community College and study petroleum engineering.

Kamryn Purdue is graduating from Northwestern State University with a degree in music performance. She plans to enter public education and eventually open a piano studio. She serves First Baptist as pianist.

Derek Jones, music and youth minister, presented the high school and college group with CSB Study Bibles. Erin Jones, children’s coordinator, presented the kindergarteners with CSB Easy for Me Bibles. Bro Ron McLellan is interim pastor at FBC.