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Homegrown performers
The 1959 Cotton Pickers. Pictured from left to right are: Bertha Aucoin, Martha Baquet, Anne Deville, Donna Pitre, Barbara Martin, and Barbara Glasgow. (Gazette photos)PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT...
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A nice ring to it
Lisa Crane stands with her horse on the Louisiana Tournoi track at Industrial Park in Ville Platte. This Sunday Crane will become the first female rider to have ever competed in the annual jousting...
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Pine Prairie holds donkey basketball games
Pine Prairie High School senior Logan Blood struggles to stay on his donkey while trying to score for his donkey basketball team. Blood was successful in scoring with a hook shot. (Gazette photo by...
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Trick and treat times released for parish
Gazette Staff ReportThe official trick or treat times for Evangeline Parish have been released. The cities of Mamou and Basile will hold trick or treating on Thursday, October 29. Mamou’s will run...
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Three parish police chiefs give endorsement to Sheriff Soileau
By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III Managing EditorIn a joint statement released on Friday afternoon, three of Evangeline Parish police chiefs have given their endorsement to current Sheriff Eddie Soileau in...
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Chataignier sets hours for trick and treat; OKs bid to buy old police car
By: ELIZABETH WEST Associate EditorThe Chataignier Village council and mayor addressed the times parents will be allowed to take their children trick or treating in the village. At Monday’s monthly...
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Unrestrained speeding driver dies in Allen Parish crash
By: MARK LEIBSON LSN NewspapersOBERLIN – A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a man from Mamou early Sunday morning. On October 18, 2015, shortly before 6:00 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop D...
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Locals take top honors at Boudin Cook-Off
Gazette Staff ReportA pair of local establishments took top honors at the 8th Annual Boudin Cook-Off in downtown Lafayette on Saturday. Teet’s Food Store and Cajun Meats in Ville Platte took first...
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Bras on the Bayou fundraiser sells out
The 2015 Relay for Life Queen Kellie Barnes crowns Randy Deshotel as Queen TaTa at the second annual Bras on the Bayou Fundraiser. (Photo courtesy of Connie Lamke)Gazette Staff ReportThe beautiful and...
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EPSB workers to receive extra check in mail
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Mamou Police Dept. capture wanted man
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VP Chamber unveils new conference room
(Left to right) Dr. Jerry Veillon, Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court Randy Deshotel, Ville Platte City Councilman Bryant Riggs, Louisiana Association of Community Action’s Gervis Lafleur and T&J...
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Tournoi champion ready to be crowned
Ville Platte Gazette Publisher David Ortego (right) presents Louisiana Tournoi President Kent Saucier with the 2015 Louisiana Tournoi Championship Trophy outside on the Gazette’s offices on Court...
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Landslide victory
Breaking NewsSoileau elected to third term as sheriffEddie Soileau was reelected as Evangeline Parish Sheriff for a third straight term after he received nearly 60 percent of the vote Saturday....
View ArticleTrio of incumbents reelected on Police Jury
Breaking NewsBy: RAYMOND PARTSCH III Managing EditorA trio of incumbents were reelected to their positions on the Evangeline Parish Police Jury on Saturday night. Bryan Vidrine of District 7, Lamar...
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Trick and treat times changed due to weather
Gazette Staff ReportDue to the weather forecasted for this weekend, times have changed for trick or treating in Evangeline Parish. Pine Prairie has moved its trick or treating to Friday from 5:30 to 7...
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Tournoi will try to ride Sunday
By: ELIZABETH WEST Associate EditorThe rain may have kept Tournoi riders from competing last Sunday but the weather can’t stop them forever. Louisiana Tournoi Association President Kent Saucier said,...
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Mamou names Noel as interim police chief; hires two officers
By: HEATHER BOGARD Lifestyles EditorOn Monday, September 26, the Mamou Town Council held a special meeting to appoint an interim police chief and address personnel recommendations made by Police Chief...
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Bulldog pride
JC Ceaser sits on one of the pool tables inside his new establishment, the Bulldog Premium Sports Lounge on 107 East Main Street in Ville Platte. The club (inset) held its soft opening this past...
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VP planning to overhaul pair of parks
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