MERMENTAU - Jenna Rae Hargrave of Morse and Benjamin Arthur Penton of Baton Rouge have announced their commitment to be wed on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Mermentau. Reverend Father Neil McNeill will celebrate the 7 p.m. nuptials.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Lynn Hargrave of Morse and the late Burton Hargrave. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elie Benoit and the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Hargrave, all of Morse.

Jenna is a 2008 graduate of Midland High School and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she obtained a degree in speech pathology/audiology.

The groom-to-be is the son of Arthur and Christine Penton III of Midland. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Comeaux of Midland and the late Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Penton Jr. of Lake Charles.

Benjamin graduated from Midland High School in 2007 and attended Louisiana State University at Eunice before earning a degree in kinesiology from Louisiana State University.

Following the wedding, the couple will reside in Baton Rouge.