FIRST Louisiana-Mississippi are beyond grateful to our sponsors and supporters! Today, we are showcasing Laitram and Intralox for their continuous support to the FIRST program and investment in the future of STEM. Similar to FIRST, Laitram was founded by an avid inventor and engineer. Laitram is committed to continuous improvement and understands that by investing Read more about Sponsor Spotlight: Laitram and Intralox[…]

As we are now just a few days away from Day 1 of the Bayou Regional I wanted to make sure your teams were up to date on all of the amazing opportunities that are being offered throughout the regional. We have three opportunities specifically hosted for FRC teams by FRC teams. 1. Chairman’s Exchange: Read more about 2019 Bayou Regional Workshop Opportunities[…]

As we are quickly approaching the Bayou Regional, we want to make sure you and your team are prepared for a great time! At FIRST events we encourage gracious professionalism, coopertition, and team spirit! When packing for the event, we are asking that you leave any noisemakers of any kind at home. A quote from Read more about Clarification: Can my team bring noise makers to the Bayou Regional?[…]

Hello Mentors, Students, and FIRST Enthusiasts, The Delgado Community College Fab Lab and Automotive Department have teamed together and would like to extend an invitation for teams to have the opportunity to play on our campus. The Fab Lab is a wonderful resource that offers the opportunity of making and creating by use of tools Read more about FREE Build Space for Local FRC Teams[…]

HILTON GARDEN INN CUTOFF IS TOMORROW! We are quickly approaching cutoff dates for our hotel room blocks. The HILTON GARDEN INN’s deadline for booking within the block is TOMORROW JAN 25, 2019.  We have added additional hotels for your convenience.  The Doubletree and Comfort Suites are now also available.  Please visit the HOTELS link on Read more about Hotel cutoff dates start TOMORROW! 1/25/19[…]

Hello FIRST Teams! I had a request to send out an email to all our rookies to help explain what FIRST Choice is and to help folks understand the Virtual Kit of Parts (VKOP).  It occurred to me that we have a lot of turn-over with students and mentors, so I thought a good portion of Read more about What the heck is the Virtual Kit of Parts?[…]

For several years the LSU College of Engineering has been involved with FIRST by hosting FIRST kickoff and launch events, providing robotics mentors to FIRST K12 teams, and enrolling numerous FIRST alumni in our degree programs… and now we are excited to strengthen our ties to FIRST students even more by launching our own FIRST Read more about FIRST Robotics Scholarship – Louisiana State University[…]

Looking for a hotel for Bayou?  Each hotel room booked in one of our blocked hotels means a donation to the Bayou Regional from the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau PLUS a commission to the event from each hotel.  But that’s not the only way booking in our blocks helps pay for the Bayou.  For every Read more about Book your 2019 Bayou Hotels[…]

The 2019 FIRST Robotics Competition is officially underway, as teams have registered and the Bayou Regional is FULL! We are holding spots for rookie teams only.   MEET THE 2019 BAYOU TEAMS! We’re excited to announce that the 2019 Bayou Regional will again be an International Competition!  The states and countries that will be participating Read more about 2019 Bayou Regional INTERNATIONAL Competition is full![…]