Le Roi et La Reine bid adieu

By News Staff on Monday, September 22, 2025
  • LA REINE ET LE ROI ENJOYED REIGN - Heritage Manor’s king and queen of the Cotton Festival, Le Roi Clanis Freeman (right) and La Reine Mary Sylvia Veillon (left) shared their enjoyment of their reigns. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)
    LA REINE ET LE ROI ENJOYED REIGN - Heritage Manor’s king and queen of the Cotton Festival, Le Roi Clanis Freeman (right) and La Reine Mary Sylvia Veillon (left) shared their enjoyment of their reigns. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)
    By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The 2024 Le Reine et Le Roi of the Cotton Festival representing Heritage Manor crowned their successors Saturday afternoon, September 20, during the 71st annual Queen Cotton Pageant festivities to kick off the Louisiana Cotton Festival which will be held October 6-12. They both enjoyed their time serving as festival royalty and shared a little about their ti...

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