Baton Rouge Assembly to Feature 19 Debutantes for 2024 | Entertainment/Life

The 19 Baton Rouge Assembly debutantes for 2024 will be introduced to the spouses of Assembly members and their guests at a tea party Wednesday at the Baton Rouge Country Club.

The young women will be officially introduced at the Assembly’s annual ball on November 29 at the Raising River Center.

The 2024 Baton Rouge Assembly Coterie debutantes are:

• Rebecca Faith Bateman, daughter of Ashley McCarty Bateman and the late Reid Boteler Bateman, graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy and attends the University of Mississippi at Oxford. Her father served as assistant president of the 2023 Assembly and chair of the 2022 Assembly ball.
• Caroline Kirkland Boone, daughter of Dr. Ryan Thomas Boone and Maradith Tuten Boone, graduated from St. Louis.
• Reese Alexandra Favaloro, daughter of Terry Chagnard Parker and John Andrew Parker of Baton Rouge and Wesley Alan Favaloro II of Mandeville, graduated from St. Louis.
• Katherine Claire Gautreaux, daughter of Laura Hammack Gautreaux and Christopher Alexander Gautreaux, graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy and attends LSU.
• Gifford Elizabeth Greer, daughter of Dr. Samuel Blount Field and Kelly Gifford Field and Robert Stephenson Greer III, graduated from St. Louis.
• Michaela Grace Henry, daughter of Cary Adele McKowen Henry and Michael David Henry of Covington, graduated from Silliman Institute in Clinton and attends Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. Her mother was introduced by the Assembly in 1986.
• Elizabeth Blake Hester, daughter of Corrie Maddox Hester and Paxton Hester, graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy and attends the University of Georgia in Athens. Her father is the current assistant president of the Assembly.
• Analyze Kay Hyde, daughter of Dr. Jeffrey Dean Hyde and Glynes Poché Hyde, graduated from Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge and attends Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
• Anna Kirk Lawson, daughter of Ashley Smart Lawson and Courtland Collins Lawson Sr., graduated from University High School and attends LSU. Her mother was introduced by the Assembly in 1986, and her sister, Griffon Lawson Schneider, was introduced in 2015.
• Katherine Eilleen Leake, daughter of Shawn Meares Leake and Jeremy Paul Leake, graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy and attends LSU. Both of her maternal great-grandfathers were founding members of the Assembly, and one of them also served as president of the Assembly in 1972. Additionally, her maternal grandmother was part of the 1965 Assembly Circle, and her mother was introduced in 1989.
• Madeleine Mae LeBoeuf, daughter of Maryelizabeth Forman LeBoeuf and Luke Stanford LeBoeuf, graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy and attends Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.
• Charlotte Anne McQueen, daughter of Angelle Kean McQueen and Christian Lee McQueen of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, graduated from Presbyterian Christian School in Hattiesburg and attends the University of Mississippi at Oxford. His maternal great-grandfather was a founding member of the Assembly, and his mother was introduced in the 1988 Assembly Circle.
• Lucille Kay Oatley, daughter of Aimee Stuckey Kilchrist and Donald Townsend Oatley II, graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy and attends LSU.
• Carter Claire Parker, daughter of Michelle Robinson Parker and James Carter Parker, graduated from Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge and attends the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
• Claire Castille Perrault, daughter of Julie Brabetz Perrault and Michael René Perrault, graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy and attends the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
• Lucy Jane Pettit, daughter of Conway Weems Pettit and Robert Lee Pettit III, graduated from University High School and attends Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
• Caroline Kate Tucker, daughter of Jaclyn Satawa Tucker and Richard Brian Tucker Jr., graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy and attends Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
• Ava Manuel Ventress, daughter of Dr. Mark Andrew Ventress and Eva Ann Murano Ventress, graduated from St. Louis.
• Allie Kate Weinstein, daughter of Tara Sorci Weinstein and David Weinstein, graduated from Episcopal High School and attends Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

The Baton Rouge Assembly was founded in 1961 by nine Baton Rouge men who grew up together when the city was just a small town. Baton Rouge grew rapidly after World War II, and these men noticed that old family friends were losing touch with each other. To reunite ancient families, these founders created the Assembly as an organization whose purpose was, and still is, to provide social contact between families who had established residence in the area before 1910.

Ryan Estes Johnson is the 2024 Assembly Speaker and Rob Field is the Assistant Speaker. Brett Mason is the 2024 Assembly Ball Chair, and Paxton Hester is the Assistant Chair of this year’s Assembly Ball.