Mr. and Mrs. Edward Randolph Smith of Mandeville, La., announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Shanahan, to Henry Ainsworth Hunter of Cary. Mr. Hunter is the son of the Rev. Elizabeth Hunter Mathews and the late Joel Ainsworth Hunter of Rolling Fork and Vicksburg.

Miss Smith is the granddaughter of Mrs. Charles Hyde Weissinger and the late Mr. Weissinger of Cary and the late Mr. and Mrs. George Leon Smith of Greenville.

Mr. Hunter is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joel A. Hunter of Anguilla and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Decell Lane of Greenville.

The bride-elect is a 1999 graduate of Mandeville High School. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in economics and business from Millsaps College in 2003. She served as president of Phi Mu fraternity and was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa.

She received a Master of Business Administration degree from Loyola University, New Orleans, in 2008.

Miss Smith is lead financial analyst for Entergy in the treasury department.

The prospective groom is a 1999 graduate of Sharkey-Issaquena Academy. He attended Delta State University and is a certified ginner with the Southern Cotton Ginners Association.

Mr. Hunter is a self-employed contractor.

The wedding will be May 1, 2010, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Covington, La. A reception will follow at Vintage Court in Covington.