Shelley Johnson, left, executive director of the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau, accepts the 2009 Rouge et Blanc poster from Mary Richardson, director of the McNeese State University Banners Cultural Series, at this year’s event on the front lawns of the 1911 City Hall Arts and Cultural Center and the Calcasieu Parish Court House. The Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau donated $7,500 to support this event and all proceeds benefitted the Banners Series. The event is presented by the McNeese Foundation and the Downtown Development Authority.  McNeese Photo