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Noah Vincent, a Kaplan High School student, was selected as the winner of Kaptel's phone book cover contest. Noah's captivating painting of a perched pelican has been chosen to grace the cover of the Vermilion Parish 2023 phone book, which goes to tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the area.
Kaptel, a local telecommunications provider, organizes the publishing of the phone book each year. This spring, they invited high school students from Vermilion Parish to participate in the cover contest and Noah emerged as the victor among numerous submissions.

Crowley - The 86th International Rice Festival has selected Christian and Julie Richard as the 2023 Farmers of the Year.
The Richards will join the Presidential Party for the 2023 festivities. The annual event is the oldest and largest agricultural festival in Louisiana.
This year’s festival will be held Oct. 19 to 22 in downtown Crowley.
Julie and Christian Richard are a farming couple from Kaplan who own and operate Richard Farms. They have three children — Katherine who is 12, Saul who is 10, and Landry who is 8.

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana State Senator, Bob Hensgens (R-Gueydan) of District 26 has been appointed to positions on two significant councils, furthering his commitment to advancing energy and environmental initiatives in the state.
Firstly, Sen. Hensgens has been chosen to serve on the LSU Center for Energy Studies Advisory Council.
“In my district, the oil and gas industry forms the backbone of our community, and it is a great honor to contribute to a council that seeks to advance research and policy for the betterment of Vermillion and Acadia Parishes,” said Hensgens.