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Fallen trees and flooded roads were the products of a weather system that swept through Acadiana on Thursday, April 18, dumping almost five inches of rain in only five hours.
City crews were busy throughout the day, night and into the following day clearing debris and repairing electrical lines from fallen trees.
Parts of The Boulevard and other low-lying city streets were closed due to flooding as a result of the large amount of rain received in such a short amount of time. (Acadian-Tribune Photos by Lisa Soileaux)
RAYNE - Last year the Rayne Chamber of Commerce partnered with local businesses and schools in a city-wide decorating contest to spread the frog spirit throughout our city during Frog Festival Week.
The Chamber would like to continue this fun this year and “PAINT THE TOWN GREEN” once again!
The color green will be splashed across the city’s storefronts, in the schools, and at homes in the city (NEW THIS YEAR) while we celebrate that little creature we love so much, the frog.
Paint a window, decorate the office, decorate the front door of your home, or have your students dress in green, it is “toadally” up to you! Just make it GREEN, GREEN, GREEN!
A team of local judges will visit local businesses and homes in the city that have entered the competition in search of the best display of the “FROG” spirit and pride.
Judges will also seek out the school who has the most kids wearing the color green for the day. This is a free competition so be sure to get in on all the fun.
Anyone wanting to join in on the fun, please fill out the form included on the Frog Festival website (www.raynefrogfestival.com) and return it to the Rayne Chamber of Commerce no later than Monday, May 6.
Judging will take place on Thursday, May 9, between 9 a.m. and noon. Winning school will be announced at 2:30 p.m. on May 9 with a visit from Monsieur Jacques “The Frog.”
The winning businesses and homes will be announced during the opening ceremonies at the Frog Festival Fair Grounds immediately following the 2019 Rayne Frog Festival Grand Parade on Thursday, May 9.
So let’s all go GREEN and help the “FROG” festivities begin!
The James Beard Foundation recently announced its annual culinary awards.
The awards, widely considered as the Oscars of food, cover nearly 60 categories, including Restaurant and Chef, Restaurant Design, and Media and highlight some of the best chefs and restaurants in the US.
Patrick O’Donnell at the Inn at Little Washington has already been announced as the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award, but the other categories remain up for grabs.
Particular local interest falls in the “Best Chefs in America” category, chefs who set high culinary standards and also demonstrate integrity and admirable leadership skills in their respective regions. A nominee may be from any kind of dining establishment but must have been working as a chef for at least five years, with the three most recent years spent in the region.
In the category of Best Chef: South Region, New Orleans received three nominations, one of them being Rayne native Isaac Toups of Toups’ Meatery, who was a finalist for this award in 2016 and a semifinlaist in 2014 and 2015.
Toups has a non-traditional style of cooking, with a Cajun accent not just in his speaking. His cooking features his background as a deep-rooted Louisiana chef, highlighting a sophisticated approach to his Cajun flair.
The Rayne native has worked in the kitchens of Emeril Lagasse, was the chef de cuisine at the Cuvee, and opened Toups’ Meatery in 2012 near City Park in New Orleans with his wife, Amanda.
The popular Nola stop offers an original take on his native Cajun cuisine with a focus on meat, everything from bone marrow to homemade sausage.
Born and raised in Rayne, Toups credits his family’s food and cooking experiences for his love of preparing food, in addition to his grandmothers for the traditional base of his menu favorites.
The book and media winners will be announced on April 26, while the culinary award winners will be revealed at a gala in Chicago on May 6.
Toups was also named honoree of the 2018 Rayne Frog Festival. While there, he led the judging for the festival’s cooking contest and also assisted with judging of the Frog Leg Eating Contest.
RAYNE - During Tuesday’s first round game of the state baseball playoffs, it didn’t take the No. 16-ranked Rayne High Wolves long to gain a lead over North DeSoto.
The Wolves kept that quick 5-1 lead from the first inning and continued to build their lead for a 12-2 win.
Despite a 1-0 North DeSoto lead in the top of the first inning, Rayne High went through their entire batting order in the bottom of the first for a 5-1 lead.
The second and third innings were blank for both teams before the Wolves added four runs in the fourth inning for a commanding 9-1 lead.
North DeSoto added a mere one run in the sixth, followed by thee more Rayne runs in the bottom of the sixth for the game to be called with a 10-run rule.
Almost the entire Rayne roster collected hits during the bi-district win with fans even entertained with a homerun by Kasen Richard adding three RBI.
Tanner Granger added a double and two RBI, while Zack Fontenot and Will Arceneaux added two singles and RBI.
Completing the Rayne hits for the win were Darian Richard, Julian Harvey and Tucker Babineaux.
Colin LaCombe was on the mound for the Wolves the majority of the game for five innings and collected the win with three strikeouts, three walks and allowing three hits on two runs.
Completing pitching duties for the Wolves with Collin Broussard and Julian Harvey.
“They (North DeSoto) is a young team,” stated Rayne High Head Coach Jason Bonin of Tuesday’s win. “They are very well coached and have a hard-throwing pitcher, but when you have young players, you never know what will happen.
“Our guys have been improving as the district has progressed and tonight it showed.
“We had a good showing by Colin on the mound. He threw well.
“Our defense came through and we hit well at the plate. We will see what this weekend brings.”
The Wolves will now advance to the regional round of the playoffs where they will meet top-ranked Tioga during action Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. if necessary.
Tioga claimed a win over Westgate Tuesday afternoon, the Tigers being a district fore of the Wolves.
Rayne’s meeting with Tioga will include a best-of-three regional series over two days of baseball action at Tioga.
NEW IBERIA - The Rayne High Track Team attended the 4-4A District Track Meet on Wednesday, April 17, at Westgate High School.
Of the Rayne High team members in attendance, the following placed in their field and track events:
Long jump - 3rd place Zack Fontenot
4x800 relay - 4th place (Tytan Guidry, Clay Cope, Kevon Keel, Shane Murray)
Long jump - 5th place Mariah Winbush
100-meter dash - 6th place Mariah Winbush
Fontenot and members of the 4x800 relay team will represent Rayne High during Regionals slated April 24 at ULL’s Cajun Field in Lafayette.
The 2019 Annual Flower Show will be presented by the Rayne Garden Club on Friday, May 3, at the Green Room of the Rayne Civic Center Complex as announced by Chairperson Lisa Soileaux.
The theme for the event is “Roses, Irises, Daisies, Oh My!” which will be followed for the design division portion of the flower show.
Members will also submit home-grown blooms for the horticultural division of the flower show.
Guests are welcomed between the hours of 3-6 p.m. at the Green Room with the event still free for public viewing.
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