Ashley Ann Gorrell of Baton Rouge, the 23-year-old daughter of Samantha and Randall Rowlands, was crowned Queen Cotton LXXII during pageant festivities held Saturday afternoon, September 26, at the Northside Civic Center. In the top photo, she is shown with, from left, Colonel Cotton Kenneth Ardoin, King Cotton LXXII Mike Perron and Grand Parade Marshal Sarahi Sawtelle. In the bottom photo, Queen Cotton LXXI Chloe Guilbeau (center) crowns Gorrell, as first alternate Taylyn Lacombe looks on. See story and more photos from the pageant in the Sunday, October 4, issue of the Ville Platte Gazette. (Gazette photos by Heather Bogard)
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