Brett Babineaux is in his 28th year of teaching music in Louisiana.  He received a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (formerly USL).  Currently teaching at Broussard Middle School and Billeaud Elementary, he has held similar positions at Lafayette High School, Seventh Ward Elementary, Henry Elementary, and New Iberia Senior High School. He has had the privilege of serving as a guest clinician for honor bands throughout the state. He also adjudicates various marching band contests and concert band assessments throughout South Louisiana.  In 2016, his band proudly performed in Hawaii for the 75th Pearl Harbor Anniversary.

Mr. Babineaux currently serves as the Immediate President of the Louisiana Music Educators Association.  His professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, the Louisiana Music Educators Association, the Louisiana Music Adjudicators Association, the Southwest Louisiana Band Directors Association, and Phi Beta Mu.  Since 2020, Mr. Babineaux has developed online professional development opportunities for LMEA, as well as serving as interim conference chairperson for the LMEA 2022 and 2023 LMEA Professional Development Conference.  He currently serves as a Worship Associate at First Baptist Church, Lafayette.  He performs in various ensembles throughout the Lafayette area, including the Acadian Wind Symphony and the Skyliners Big Band of Acadiana.  He and his wife, Jennifer, are proud parents of 3 wonderful girls, Emma, Anna, and Amelia. (2025)

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