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LSN STAFF PHOTO / Tony Marks
Marie Toustou, a native of the South of France, tries to collect one of the seven rings during the Tournoi qualifying held recently at the Industrial Park in Ville Platte. Toustou finished 10th in the qualifying and will participate in the annual event in Ville Platte.

The galloping Frenchwoman

Galloping around a dirt track while trying to collect rings with a lance is a Ville Platte tradition that dates ...

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