Heisman winner DeVonta Smith puts tiny town of Amite City in the spotlight
Heisman winner DeVonta Smith puts tiny town of Amite City in the spotlight Chuck Culpepper © Handout/Getty Images Alabama’s DeVonta Smith became the first wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy since 1991. (Kent Gidley/Heisman Trophy Trust/Getty Images) AMITE CITY, La. — Enter from the east at 35 mph along Louisiana Highway 16, and here’s the classic little green sign heralding “AMITE” in front of two American flags, a sign mentioning the arts, a sign about not littering, a sign about “Jesus Is Lord Over Amite.” There’s the Mulberry Street Cemetery on the...