Nine Louisiana high schools have each won $5,000 through T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights program. They can use for needs such as new helmets, weight room equipment, uniforms or travel costs.
Each school is also in the running for a $1 million field upgrade. The winners span communities across the state, from Monroe, Minden and the Shreveport-Bossier area to Acadiana, Bayou Country and the Northshore.
LOUISIANA $5K FRIDAYS WINNERS — WEEK 1
The following nine Louisiana schools are among the first 300 winners nationwide:
SCHOOL | CITY | PARISH | STATE |
| Berwick High School | Berwick | St. Mary Parish | LA |
| Covington High School | Covington | St. Tammany Parish | LA |
| Glenbrook School | Minden | Webster Parish | LA |
| Haughton High School | Haughton | Bossier Parish | LA |
| Jewel Sumner High School | Kentwood | Tangipahoa Parish | LA |
| Notre Dame High School | Crowley | Acadia Parish | LA |
| Plain Dealing High School | Plain Dealing | Bossier Parish | LA |
| River Oaks High School | Monroe | Ouachita Parish | LA |
| South Beauregard High School | Longville | Beauregard Parish | LA |
Now in its third season, Friday Night 5G Lights supports smaller communities where high school football is often the center of Friday night life. Louisiana schools have already made a mark in the program: last year, River Oaks High School in Monroe advanced to the national Top 25 finalist round and won $25,000. This season, nine Louisiana schools are already in the competition.
The 2026 program will award more than $8.4 million in total prizes. In addition to the $5,000 each of these schools has already received, 40 regional finalists will win $25,000 each, four Division Champions will win $250,000 each, and one school will receive the $1 million field upgrade.
Public voting runs October 8–25 at FridayNight5GLights.com, where anyone in the country can vote once per day.
Applications remain open through September 18 at FridayNight5GLights.com.
Any high school in a town of fewer than 150,000 people can apply, and every applicant is automatically entered into the weekly $5K Fridays giveaway.