At the request of the Manning family, the Manning Passing Academy donated 104 surplus footballs to Lafourche Parish public high schools on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Pictured from left are Floyd Benoit, communications officer for the Lafourche Parish School Board; Blaine Degruise, secondary education supervisor for the school board; and Brandie Toups, Nicholls State University director of continuing education and Manning Passing Academy representative. The academy is entering its sixth year at Nicholls and 15th overall, routinely attracting more than 1,000 high school prospects from around the world – including quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends.
