{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-troy-carter-announces-2022-congressional-art-competition-winners", "Congressman Troy Carter Announces 2022 Congressional Art Competition Winners", "2022-06-13", "2022", "2022-06", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "NEW ORLEANS, L.A. \u2013 Every spring the House of Representatives sponsors a visual art competition for high school students across the nation to encourage and recognize artistic talent nationwide and in each congressional district.\n\nCongressman Troy A. Carter Sr.\u2019s office received many competitive submissions from high school students across the district but today, Congressman Carter has announced that the first-place winner of Louisiana\u2019s Second Congressional District 2022 Congressional Art Competition is Makayla Olivencia of New Orleans, Louisiana. A rising junior at New Orleans Charter Science & Mathematics High School, Ms. Olivencia\u2019s artwork is titled, \u201cThe Crescent City Connection\u201d and highlights a beautiful skyline, nightlife scenery, and bridge in New Orleans.\n\n\u201cCongratulations to Makayla Olivencia on winning the district\u2019s 2022 Congressional Art Competition,\u201d said Congressman Carter. \u201cHer stunning artistic interpretation of our beautiful city of New Orleans was very powerful and instantly reminded me of home. Thank you to each and every student who submitted a piece to my office, it is clear that the district is full of talented young artists with bright futures.\u201d\n\nMakayla Olivencia\u2019s artwork, along with the other first-place winners, will be featured in a gallery in the Nation\u2019s Capitol. This gallery was placed in one of the busiest corridors of our nation\u2019s capitol building, allowing lawmakers and visitors from around the country and around the world to view Ms. Olivencia\u2019s artwork.\n\nCongressman Carter also selected additional winners for recognition for second and third place, as well as honorable mention.\n\nThe winners tied for second place are Blair Augillard with \u201cYoung Musician\u201d and Evan Bellow with \u201cSade.\u201d Both second-place winners are from New Orleans. These will be displayed in the Washington, D.C. office of Congressman Carter.\n\nThird place is awarded to Logan Grayman of LaPlace for his piece, \u201cAfter the Storm.\u201d This piece will be on display at the Congressman\u2019s New Orleans flagship office.\n\nHonorable Mentions will be on display in the satellite offices around the Second Congressional District. The Honorable Mention winners are Makayla Mundy with \u201cCosmic,\u201d Rionne Myles with \u201cUnited,\u201d Emma Prohphete with \u201cHope,\u201d Gabriela Sarai Perez Vasquez with \u201cOur Identity,\u201d and Jaylor Williams with \u201cThis is Not America.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:39:01Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-troy-carter-announces-2022-congressional-art-competition-winners"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5996149741113186, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}