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GUEYDAN - The hometown girl snagged the crown on Saturday, August 25 at the Gueydan Duck Festival Queen’s Pageant.
Beating out seven other contenders, 17-year-old Rebekah Lepretre of Gueydan had a dream come true and became queen of the 2019 Gueydan Duck Festival. After an interview, an evening gown showcase and on stage commercial, the 2018 Duck Festival Queen Amy Jo Dupuis placed the coveted gold crown on Rebekah’s head.

According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, the Vermilion Municipal and Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force made the following arrests for narcotics related offenses within the parish.
On Aug. 21, agents were conducting criminal patrol inside the city limits after receiving information from the Chief of Police into suspected illegal narcotic activity. Agents observed the vehicle described and observed it commit a traffic violation.

CROWLEY — Farmers probably would like to forget the 2019 rice crop, which has been plagued by low yields.
Bad weather from the start of the growing season through harvest is being blamed.
“Growing conditions have been less than ideal,” said LSU AgCenter rice specialist Dustin Harrell. “We didn’t have good conditions at any one point.”
Harrell estimated yields are off by 15% to 20% from the average harvest.
Yields range from the mid-20 barrel to the mid 60-barrel range, but much of it is between 35 and 43 barrels. “Most of it is below 45,” he said.