Firefighters win Battle of the Badges

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St. Mary firefighters evened their horseshoe series with the parish's law enforcement officers Saturday with a victory in the Bayou Horseshoe Pitchers Association's annual Battle of the Badges at Kemper Williams Park. The series is now tied 2-2. Top photo: The association's Craig Rink, left, presents the traveling plaque to firefighters Travis Bourdier of the Patterson Volunteer Fire Department, center, and Warren Raymond of the Centerville department. They defeated Berwick Assistant Police Chief JP Henry and the Morgan City Police Department's Mathew Strickland in the finals. Bottom photo: A closeup look at the plaque.