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Chad Marks with Supreme Rice donated rice to Crowley Kindergarten to use for upcoming activities to celebrate the Rice Festival. Adults pictured are Keri Beth Traore (paraprofessional) and Keren Hebert (Kindergarten teacher) who helped to plan Rice Festival Events at Crowley Kindergarten.
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Statewide voter turnout Saturday was lowest in the past 20 years
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The annual Rice Festival Blood Drive held Monday at the International Rice Festival Building was a big success, according to organizers. Here, Brandi Martin donates blood while, looking on are, from left, Grand Parade Marshal Dwayne Fulton of Falcon Rice Mill; Mike Pastor, long-time Blood Drive chairman; Krista Guillory, account manager for Vitalant; and Alice Pastor, co-chair.