Mayor Charles Mizell’s Executive Assistant Kay Kay Varnado makes the cut as Steele’s Manager Lydia Crain holds the red ribbon shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday. The surrounding group of employees and supporters also includes local officials: Bogalusa City Council members Penny Williams, Doug Ritchie and Teddy Drummond, Washington Parish Assessor Jimbo Stevenson and Washington Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Ryan Seal.