RICE PROCLAMATION: The City of Crowley will be among those celebrating September as National Rice Month thanks to a proclamation signed Wednesday, Sept. 1. Groups that witnessed the proclamation’s signing were the Acadia Parish Farm Bureau, Rice ambassadors, USA Rice Federation members, local LSU AgCenter personnel and the Acadia Volunteers for Family and Community. Those present for the signing were, first row, seated from left, Rosie Trahan, Adrianne Vidrine, Jackie Loewer, Crowley Mayor Greg Jones, Al Cramer, and Randy Jemison, USA Rice Federation; standing, Charlotte Jeffers, Alma Bieber, Lamar Bieber, Sylvia Habetz, Diana Francis, Austina Coolman, Kelly Hundley, Cathy Habetz, Gene Williams, Kayla Link, Barrett Courville, Mike Habetz, Dr. Steve Linscombe and Jerry Leonards. (LSN Photo by Jeannine LeJeune)