Dancing With The Stars, Union Parish Style

FARMERVILLE -- On Saturday night, practically half the town of Famerville came together for Dancing With The Stars, Union Parish style.

Hundreds packed the Willie Davis Recreation Center auditorium as local celebrities put on their dancing shoes for a good cause.

Eleven local celebrities are competing for bragging rights. The dancers include:

Jerry Taylor - President/CEO, Union Parish Chamber of Commerce

Rita Daugherty - resident of Union Parish for 68 years, local teacher

DeCorza "Dee" Haucley - lifetime native, dietary specialist at Arbor Rose Assisted Living

Kay Carroll - resident, administrator at Arbor Rose Assisted Living

Rob Shadoin - State Representative for District 12

Alan Futch - Northeast Louisiana Floral Association, Dead of Flowers in Farmerville

Leslie Read McConkey - Read Lumber, lifelong resident

Lee Brown - Storyteller at Union Parish Library

Renee Jones - stylist at Tangles

Four dance experts judged the performances, each of a different dancing style such as pop, rock, and jazz.

All proceeds in tonight's event helps the animals at the Union Humane Society.

"We struggle to control our pet population every day," said dance organizer Lynn Fontana with the Humane Society. "The proceeds from this, a portion will go toward the spay and neuter services and the other portion will go toward a building fun which we hope to [have] one day an animal shelter."

The dance competition is expected to raise over $11,000 for the animals at the humane society shelter.

Source: http://myarklamiss.com/fulltext?nxd_id=190772

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