The official results of the AIS awards for 2018 pertaining to Louisiana irises are:
The Mary Swords DeBaillion Medal - 143 votes cast - 1 winner
32 votes - 'Deja Voodoo' by Patrick O'Connor
Runners Up:
24 votes - 'Dark Dude' by Ron Betzer
18 votes - 'Michigan Belle' by Jill Copeland
17 votes - 'Edna Grace' by Heather Pryor
16 votes - 'Blue Splatter' by Wayland Rudkin
13 votes - 'Lafayette Moon' by Hooker Nichols
Louisiana Irises Award of Merit - 252 votes cast - 2 winners
59 votes - 'When Pigs Fly' by Patrick O'Connor
49 votes - 'Watermelon Wizard' by Hooker Nichols
Runners Up:
39 votes - 'Melody Wilhoit' by Hooker Nichols
19 votes - 'Lady of Lometa' by Jim Landers
12 votes - 'Ride for Dixie' by M & J Wilhoit
11 votes - 'Katrina Dog' by Patrick O'Connor
11 votes - 'Texas Toast' by Joe Mertzweiller registered by Marie Caillet
Louisiana Iris Honorable Mention - 285 votes cast - 4 winners
26 votes - 'Who's Ya Mama' by Joseph Musacchia
19 votes - 'Aqua Velva' by Kevin Vaughn
17 votes - 'Peach Sorbet' by Joseph Musacchia
16 votes - 'Heartbreak Warfare' by Hooker Nichols
Runners Up:
14 votes - 'Claire Fontenot' by Patrick O'Connor
14 votes - 'Mariners Hymn' by Hooker Nichols
12 votes - 'Everything That Rises' by Patrick O'Connor
12 votes - 'Late for the Party' by Joseph Musacchia
11 votes - 'Changing Shadows' by Pat M. Norvell
11 votes - 'Cone of Uncertainty' by Patrick O'Connor
11 votes - 'Little Gangster' by Hooker Nichols
11 votes - 'Valentine Passion' by Hooker Nichols