Kemper Block, a senior biology major, was excited about the Homecoming Court Luncheon.

She got to eat awesome food, goof around backstage with the others and walk out with her boyfriend Jordan Baugh, a sophomore accounting major.

But she wasn’t ready to hear her name called for homecoming queen.

“[Jana Robinson] kind of announced it fast, so I don’t know if I just wasn’t expecting her to say it right then, but Jordan had to nudge me,” said Block. “I wasn’t expecting it. I was really excited.”

Block said it still feels like just yesterday she was freshman.

“It’s really crazy to see where I am now,” said Block. “I absolutely love this university with all my heart. I get chills talking about it.”

As a freshman, she thought about the possibility of running for homecoming queen.

“But I wasn’t sure. I actually hate elections. They just make me uncomfortable. I don’t like asking for votes or anything like that,” Block said.

Yet as she grew up at ULM, she fell in love with the university and realized she wanted to represent it in the best way that she could.

Though if someone came up to her during her freshman year and said that she would be homecoming queen in a few years, she would have laughed.

Despite her dislike for elections, Block kept it up throughout her sophomore, junior and senior year using her love for the university to push her to run for homecoming.

Block is also happy to reign along side one of her best friends – Jameson Johns, a senior pre-pharmacy major.

“I love Jameson. Absolutely love him. He has been one of my best friends since I’ve come to ULM. I met him here,” Block said.

Homecoming king is a landmark to Johns.

“It is an amazing honor to get this support from my peers,” Johns said.