LA Crawfish, Tomato Festivals win LAFF awards

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Pictured, from from left: Miss Tomato Festival Queen LXX, Taylor Chaplain, and Miss Louisiana Crawfish Festival Queen XIX, Abbey Bigner, at the 2023 Louisiana Association of Fairs and Festivals Convention.
Pictured, from from left: Miss Tomato Festival Queen LXX, Taylor Chaplain, and Miss Louisiana Crawfish Festival Queen XIX, Abbey Bigner, at the 2023 Louisiana Association of Fairs and Festivals Convention.

Both St. Bernard Parish's Louisiana Crawfish and Tomato Festivals received three distinguished awards 'under the Big Top.'

'There was not a dry eye as we accepted this prestigious award after all the hard work, dedication and heart that was poured into the festival year after year,' described Abbey Bigner, a Chalmette resident and Miss Louisiana Crawfish Festival Queen XIX; after receiving the Loui…