NATCHITOCHES - Pleasant Grove High School of Texarkana, Texas, was named the Grand Champion Band Saturday at the 21st Annual Northwestern State University Marching Contest at Turpin Stadium. Thirty-two bands from Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas were in the contest.

     Pleasant Grove was named the Most Outstanding Band in Class III and also had the Most Outstanding Drum Major and Most Outstanding Auxiliary in Class III.

     Kaplan had the Most Outstanding Band in Class I while Delcambre was the Most Outstanding Band in Class II and Parkway had the Most Outstanding Band in Class IV.

     Many had the Most Outstanding Drum Major in Class I and Pickering had the Most Outstanding Auxiliary and Percussion in Class I.

     In Class II, Ashdown (Ark.) had the Most Outstanding Drum Major, Tioga had and Most Outstanding Auxiliary and Abbeville had the Most Outstanding Percussion.

     Canton (Texas) had the Most Outstanding Percussion in Class III and Mabank (Texas) had the Most Outstanding Soloist.

     Parkway had the Most Outstanding Auxiliary and Percussion in Class IV and Robert E. Lee (Texas) had the Most Outstanding Drum Major.

     Ouachita Parish was honored for having the Most Entertaining Show. Bossier was recognized as having the Most Spirited Boosters and Supporters.