6th Annual Paws for Cause royalty crowned

The Sixth Annual Cajun Paws for a Cause pageant was held at the Celestine Center in Mamou on Saturday, July 18. All proceeds from the pageant are shared by the Mamou animal holding facility and Heroes Everywhere Animal Rescue, a local animal rescue organization located in Evangeline Parish. Shown in the top row, from left, are Ambassador Beth Duplantis, Ms. Ashlee Flynn, Ambassador Braylyn Daigle, Lady Kimberly LaBorde Heimbach, Miss Audrina Zabala, Teen Miss Aaliyah Walgamotte, Ms. Morgan Dupre, and Miss Lilly Ingle. Shown in the bottom row, same order, are Ambassador Erin Anderson, Jr. Miss Mia Whitmore, Ambassador Delaney Banegas, Little Miss Hensley Kennedy, Tiny Miss Katherine Ward, Ambassador Grace Simpson, and Ambassador Amanda Contreras. See story and more photos on Page 6. (Photo courtesy of Desiree Bodin Baneges)