Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Smart of Leesville, Louisiana, are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Emily Suzanne to Andrew Steven Bates, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bates of Winnfield, Louisiana. The bride-elect
is the granddaughter of The Reverend and Mrs. A. W. Smart, Sr. of Homer, Louisiana and the late Dr. and Mrs. James E. Ball, Sr. of Rayville, Louisiana. Emily, a 2012 graduate of Ouachita Christian School, is currently pursuing a degree in education
through the University of Louisiana Monroe