Update: Offseason Louisiana High School Football head coaching changes

Across the state we are heading into the final stretch of the 2023-24 LHSAA athletic year with track and field winding down, softball ready to begin the state tournament in Sulphur and baseball playoffs currently underway.

Even though we are well into the football offseason at this point, the gridiron always finds a way to make headlines. The biggest football stories this time of year are head coaching changes, and with 61 teams set up for new head coaches in 2024 so far, there are plenty of stories to be told.

2023-24 LHSAA Coaching Changes

Arcadia
Out: Dimitri Carr
In: TBD

Archbishop Hannan
Out: Corey Bordelon
In: Steve Soper, Archbishop Hannan interim head coach

Basile
Out: Kevin Bertrand
In: TBD

Beau Chene
Out: Marcques Lewis
In: Richard Harris, Beau Chene assistant coach

Belaire
Out: Byron Wade
In: TBD

Bolton
Out: Clint Dean
In: Cody Corley, Brame Junior High (Alexandria) head coach

Breaux Bridge
Out: Zach Lochard
In: TBD

Buckeye
Out: Ben McLaughlin
In: Aaron York, St. Mary’s head coach

Captain Shreve
Out: Adam Kirby
In: Jeremy Wilburn, Huntington offensive coordinator

Carencro
Out: Tony Courville
In: Gavin Peters, Carencro offensive coordinator

Crowley
Out: Kyron Benoit
In: Eric Cooley, Church Point Middle head coach

D’Arbonne Woods
Out: Tommy Tharp
In: TBD

Delhi Charter
Out: Jeremy Foote
In: Storm Ridgway, Delhi Charter offensive coordinator

Donaldsonville
Out: Brian Richardson
In: Darnell Lee, former East Ascension head coach

East Ascension
Out: Darnell Lee
In: Brock Matherne, St. Louis head coach

East Iberville
Out: Justin Joseph
In: Peter Villa, Donaldsonville assistant Coach

Ferriday
Out: Cleo Cummings
In: Walter Johnson, Ferriday assistant coach

Gueydan
Out: Lance Myers
In: TBD

G.W. Carver
Out: Byron Addison
In: Luis Figueroa Jr., Albright College (Penn.) offensive line coach

Hahnville
Out: Daniel Luquet
In: Greg Boyne, Destrehan offensive coordinator

Highland Baptist
Out: Rick Hutson
In: TBD

J.S. Clark
Out: Ross Akpan
In: Juan Thomas, Glen Oaks defensive coordinator

Kaplan
Out: Cory Brodie
In: Stephen ‘Tank’ Lotief, former Kaplan head coach

Kentwood
Out: Jonathan Foster
In: Cornelius Blount, Kentwood offensive coordinator

Lafayette Christian
Out: Hunter Landry
In: Zach Lochard, Breaux Bridge head coach

Lafayette Renaissance
Out: Christopher Davis
In: Hunter Landry, Lafayette Christian head coach

Lakeside
Out: Mike Santelices
In: John Ware, North Webster head coach

Lakeview
Out: Andy Boone
In: TBD

LaSalle
Out: Derek White
In: TBD

L.B. Landry
Out: Carl Spicer
In: Nick Foster, former St. Augustine head coach

Liberty
Out: Korey Lindsey
In: Andy Boone, Lakeview head coach

Live Oak
Out: Hutch Gonzalez
In: Randell Legette, Live Oak offensive coordinator

Livonia
Out: Josh Laborde
In: Khalil Thomas, Central running backs coach

Loyola Prep
Out: Mike Greene
In: John Sella, Loyola Prep offensive coordinator

Mamou
Out: Dwight Collins
In: LaQuintin Lamb, Eunice Junior High head coach

Morgan City
Out: Chris Stroud
In: Marc Danos, H.L. Bourgeois assistant coach

Morris Jeff
New Program
In: Bill Conides, Northshore offensive coordinator

Natchitoches Central
Out: Jess Curtis
In: Brad Laird, former Northwestern State/Ruston head coach

Neville
Out: Jeff Tannehill
In: Mike Collins, Neville defensive coordinator

North Central
Out Julian Rideau
In: TBD

North Webster
Out: John Ware
In: Christopher Wilson, North DeSoto offensive line coach

Oakdale
Out: Destin Dieterich
In: Kevin Bertrand, Basile head coach

Pine Prairie
Out: Charles Hazard
In: Lance Myers, Gueydan head coach

Ponchatoula
Out: Trey Willie
In: TBD

Prairieville
New Program
In: Mike Schmitt, Eaglecrest (Colo.) head coach

Rayville
Out: Reginald Nelson
In: Lent Bursey, former Rayville head coach

Riverdale
Out: Kyle Walker
In: Wallace Foster Sr., Warren Easton defensive line coach

Rosepine
Out: Brad Ducote
In: Frank Rosegrant, Rosepine defensive coordinator

Slidell
Out: Malter Scobel
In: Damon Page, Crowley (Tex.) assistant coach

Southside
Out: Josh Fontenot
In: Jess Curtis, Natchitoches Central head coach

St. Augustine
Out: Nick Foster
In: Robert Valdez, Grambling State offensive line coach

St. Louis Catholic
Out: Brock Matherne
In: Dustin Nothnagel, Newman defensive coordinator

St. Mary’s
Out: Aaron York
In: TBD

St. Thomas Aquinas
Out: Shane Mulhern
In: Tino Fletcher, St. Thomas Aquinas defensive coordinator

Vandebilt Catholic
Out: Tommy Minton
In: Brian Wallace, Nicholls State special teams coordinator

Ville Platte
Out: Chris Mitchell
In: Chris Bland, Istrouma defensive coordinator

Washington-Marion
Out: Jules Sullen
In: Dio Bernard, East St. John defensive coordinator

West Monroe
Out: Todd Garvin
In: Kevin Davis, West Monroe interim head coach

West St. Mary
Out: Dwight Fage
In: Kendall Mouton, West St. Mary assistant coach

Westminster Christian (Lafayette)
Out: Jim Stomps
In: TBD

Woodlawn (BR)
Out: Marcus Randall
In: Scott Pellegrin, East Ascension defensive coordinator