Reigning state champions Slidell, Haynes Academy, Northlake Christian and Country Day are among the New Orleans area volleyball teams making return trips to the Cajundome in Lafayette for the state tournament that begins Thursday.

Forty teams across five divisions will play quarterfinal matches spread across three courts with a chance to advance to Friday semifinals and Saturday championships. Eighteen teams hail from the New Orleans area.

Country Day is the only reigning champion from the area to hold a No. 1 seed, in Division V. The nine-time reigning champion Cajuns could be primed for another rematch with No. 2 Westminster Christian — after those teams met in the state final the past three seasons, including five-set finales in 2022 and 2024.

Another local team with a No. 1 seed is

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