Rice Queen attends Orange Festival, USA Rice Outlook Conference
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84th International Rice Festival Queen Caroline Hardy, far right, recently attended the 75th Plaquemines Parish Fair and Orange Festival in Buras, where she learned about citrus farming and competed in citrus-related games. Welcoming her to the Dec. 4-5 event were, from left, 2021 Plaquemines Parish Fair and Orange Festival King Dave Cvitanovich and 2021 Plaquemines Parish Fair and Orange Festival Queen Annabelle Picou. That same weekend she also attended the 2021 USA Rice Outlook Conference in New Orleans.