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Rayne titles, pageants to crown new royalty
RAYNE - As the 2024 Frog Festival approaches, a number of pageants and traditional crowning ceremonies will take place for the 52nd annual oua oua ron.
Frog Derby,
Frog Jockey
Rayne High teams collect wins on the diamond
RAYNE - In addition to a couple of regular season games, the Rayne High Lady Wolves participated in the La. Challenge in recent softball action of the 2023-2024 schedule.
Rayne Volunteer Fire Department holds installation banquet
RAYNE - Members of the Rayne Volunteer Fire Department gathered at the Fire Hall on the evening of Monday, Feb. 19, for the 2024 annual installation banquet.
Among those in attendance for a “Quilt of Valor” presentation to Rayne’s WWII veteran Prigeon Fontenot, seated, were, standing form left, James “Pete” C. Perkins, WoodmenLife in Central Louisiana for over 30 years and Master of Ceremonies of the Quilt of Valor Program; WoodmenLife Regional Director Travis Lowe, and Rayne Chapter 31 officers Eurella Cahanin and Jackie Comeaux. The quilt presented to Fontenot can be seen in the background.
Quilt of Valor presented to Prigeon Fontenot
CROWLEY - Louisiana winters can sometimes bring below-freezing temperatures, and one local World War II veteran will now have an extra special blanket to help keep him warm in colder times.