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Education first
Ville Platte High School teacher Kayren Ortego interacts with students. The Ville Platte native has taught for 34 years, and she teaches English IV, Senior Applications in English, and Dual Enrollment...
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Burge named interim CEO of Savoy Medical Center
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A Christmas message from Bishop Deshotel
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Muddy masterpiece
J.D. Soileau stands on the front porch of his truly remarkable bousillage (mud made from a mixture of moss, dirt and water) house in Point Blue. Soileau was given the home, which is roughly 180 years...
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Ville Platte resident dies in fatal crash on Christmas
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ATC cites Cajun Catfish & Buffet for three violations
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Evangeline Parish Police Jury approves budget for 2017 fiscal year
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MPD searching for theft suspect
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71-year-old beats man who tried to car jack her
By: ELIZABETH WEST Associate EditorOn Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at about 10:30 a.m., a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agent was notified by a hunter that there was an...
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Ja’Quin’s story
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Chapman: Indigent Defender Board aware of DOJ report
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Ville Platte businessman dies at age 96
Allen Ortego poses with his pepper plants for a story that appeared in Southern Living Magazine. Ortego was a well-known local businessman who had ventures in auto parts, banking, real estate and...
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Top stories of 2016
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MPD arrests man for domestic abuse battery and assault
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Ville Platte man stabs woman in Tate Cove
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The swine patrol
Feral hogs, like this one, have been spotted in all 64 parishes in the state. The state’s newly formed Feral Hog Management Advisory Task Force will have its second meeting on January 12 at the...
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Ville Platte City Hall closing early, basketball games canceled
Breaking NewsGazette Staff ReportVille Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine announced on Friday morning that City Hall would be closing its doors early due to the winter weather hitting Ville Platte and the...
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Stabbing suspect’s trail date set back
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Ex-VPPD cop settles civil suit
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The next chapter
Mary L. Foster-Galasso stands next to shelves of books inside the Evangeline Parish Library on West Main Street in Ville Platte. Foster-Galasso has served as Library Director for more than a decade,...
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