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BOGGY BAYOU: Lavergne, Fontenot selected as festival’s senior king & queen
Prairie Manor Nursing Home residents Calvin Lavergne and Ethel Fontenot have been named Sr. Boggy Bayou King and Sr. Boggy Bayou Queen. (Gazette photo by Bernice Ardoin) PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM...
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BOGGY BAYOU: Pine Prairie High senior Shelbi Rials has held all of festival...
FUTURE PLANS - Shelbi Rials is planning to attend Northwestern State University in the fall and to major in Biology, with hopes of eventually becoming an OB/GYN. (Photo courtesy of Shelby Rials)PLEASE...
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BOGGY BAYOU: Pine Prairie Mayor crowned king
Pine Prairie Mayor Quint West will be crowned Boggy Bayou Festival King at this year’s festival. (Gazette photo by Bernice Ardoin) PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log...
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Parish native dies in Monday crash
Breaking NewsBy: RAYMOND PARTSCH III Managing EditorBrad Colby Wedlock died in a crash in Lafayette on Monday afternoon. Lafayette Police Department spokesman Cpl. Karl Ratcliff told media outlets that...
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Bench Warrants
The following individuals failed to appear in the Ville Platte City Court. Bench warrants have been issued by Judge Gregory Vidrine, for these individuals, for their failure to appear in court on...
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Police Jury thanks residents; OK’s Hazard Mitigation Plan
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Early voting period runs April 15 to 22
Gazette Staff ReportEvangeline Parish Registrar of Voters, Lucas Buller, has announced that early voting for the April 29, 2017 election will begin Saturday, April 15th and continue through Saturday,...
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Trial date set in Greg Tate case
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Put me in coach!!!
Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine gives high fives to members of the Elks Dixie Youth baseball team during Saturday’s opening ceremonies. Every squad from the Dixie Youth baseball leagues, as well as...
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VPPD Arrest Reports
The Ville Platte Police Department reported recent bookings into the city jail. Arrested were the following persons: • Landry Roberts, 30, 111 W. Hickory, Ville Platte, was arrested on March 31, 2017,...
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Early voting runs April 15-22
Gazette Staff ReportEvangeline Parish Registrar of Voters, Lucas Buller, has announced that early voting for the April 29, 2017 election will begin Saturday, April 15th and continue through Saturday,...
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EPSO Arrest Reports
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 15 recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons: • Larry McBride, 37, 1528 Oak St., Pine Prairie, was arrested on March 10,...
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Jury finds Jack guilty of resisting an officer
By: ELIZABETH WEST Associate EditorOn Tuesday, April 4, 2017, an Evangeline Parish jury found Anthony K. Jack guilty of resisting an officer through use of force or violence and aggravated battery....
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Parish teachers honored with ceremony Thursday
Gazette Staff ReportThe Evangeline Parish School Board invites the public to an evening of celebration to honor its Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year state candidates and winners from each...
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42 percent of Louisiana households struggle to afford basics necessities
LSN ReportBATON ROUGE — New research shows that in Louisiana, 723,077 households – fully 42 percent – struggled to afford basic household necessities in 2014, according to the United Way ALICE Report...
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Arrest made in crash that killed PPHS alumnus
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Honoring the fallen
Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine salutes while standing behind the grave of Oscar M. Dardeau Jr. inside Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington D.C. Vidrine, as well two other City Council...
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Ville Platte City Council hears public’s concerns on possible bar and night...
By: NICK JAGNEAUX Staff ReporterAlthough the Ville Platte City Council meeting was routine, one of the two topics of public hearings held before the regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening generated a...
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Slaughter trial date set for June 19
By: ELIZABETH WEST Associate EditorOn Tuesday, Larry Slaughter appeared before Judge Chuck West for a motion hearing where his attorney Jacob Fusilier requested that Judge Gary Ortego be recused from...
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Good Friday message from Bishop Deshotel
Bishop DeshotelHello everyone, Good Friday is observed all over the world by Christians, who recall the momentous event of Jesus being tried, suffering and dying on the cross for the salvation of the...
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