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Dear Editor, The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a bright light on the need to educate the public with facts to ensure that people can take the right measures to increase their chances of health and longevity. More than 570,000 lives have been lost – an unimaginable number.

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Re: April 11 article, Ville Platte Gazette - “Rotary hears about hemp products and trains.” In the article, Jill Stevens, one of the owners of Central Hemp in the Vidrine community states, “Hemp grows naturally in the Middle East. Jesus used cannabis. It’s an old, ancient form of medication.

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As many in Evangeline Parish may know, Cabot is proposing a technology project that will have a positive impact on the plant, the environment, and the community.

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This is dedicated to the late Elvin Reed. My name is Tommy Gahn Jr. I was a private investigator whose specialty was being a Saints historian. I had just returned from the big house because my secretary left a note for me to drop my pants at the cleaners. It was a slow day, then she walked in.

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Dear Editor, Over the past year, local journalism has been more important — and more needed — than ever. From the COVID-19 pandemic to the reignited social justice movement to the explosive 2020 U.S.

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This letter is intended to address the recent discussion at a meeting of the Evangeline Parish School Board regarding the issue of parish teachers being allowed to wear "tennis shoes." I am aware that some allowances have already been made to the teacher dress code, such as wearing scrubs.

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U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy broke with the Republican party in voting with just six other members of his own party to convict President Trump saying, “I voted to convict President Trump because he is guilty.

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To the citizens of Turkey Creek and surrounding areas we as a police department want you to know that we hear you. We hear your concerns and see your comments. We just want you to know that we as a department understand living in a small town because we live in a small town.