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Tournoi youth royalty crowned August 22

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The annual Youth Tournoi Pageant was held Saturday, August 22, at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte.
QUEENS AND THEIR RIDERS - In the front row, from left, are Deb Miss Tournoi Huxley Emerson Pepiton, Junior Miss Tournoi Elizabeth Kathryn Reed, Louisiana Tournoi Queen Courtlyn Janae Gremillion, Ms. Tournoi Queen Winter Alexis Duhon, Teen Tournoi Queen Lily-Ann Kate Blanchard and Little Tournoi Queen Kaiya Everly Redmon. In the back row, from left, are Tournoi riders Kent Saucier, Nick Miller, Marcus Guillory, Cody Manuel and Brandon Snokes. (Gazette photos by Heather Bogard)

QUEENS AND THEIR RIDERS - In the front row, from left, are Deb Miss Tournoi Huxley Emerson Pepiton, Junior Miss Tournoi Elizabeth Kathryn Reed, Louisiana Tournoi Queen Courtlyn Janae Gremillion, Ms. Tournoi Queen Winter Alexis Duhon, Teen Tournoi Queen Lily-Ann Kate Blanchard and Little Tournoi Queen Kaiya Everly Redmon. In the back row, from left, are Tournoi riders Kent Saucier, Nick Miller, Marcus Guillory, Cody Manuel and Brandon Snokes. (Gazette photos by Heather Bogard)

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Tournoi Pageant held:

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Monday, August 31, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The annual Tournoi Pageant was held Saturday evening, August 22, at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte.
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Who’s getting married:

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Monday, August 24, 2026
(Editor’s Note: The following information was obtained from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office in Ville Platte. This information is printed once a month in The Gazette.) Sixteen couples obtained marriage licenses during the month of June from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office.
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Minister’s Corner: The spiritual heart

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Monday, August 24, 2026
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance In Psalm 26:2 (KJV), we find David asking the Lord, “Examine me, O Lord, and prove me, try my reigns and my heart.” David was asking the Lord to test his mind and his heart to see if there was any fault with him.
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Heritage Manor News: Abdominal pain

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Monday, August 24, 2026
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.
Ms. Tournoi Queen Kimberly Naquin Fontenot

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Ms. Tournoi Queen: Kimberly Naquin Fontenot:

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Monday, August 17, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Outgoing Ms. Tournoi Queen Kimberly Naquin Fontenot proclaims,. “Being crowned Ms.
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Minister’s Corner: Your impact on others

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Monday, August 10, 2026
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance Are you aware of the fact you are being watched? You are being watched by those around you on a daily basis.
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Heritage Manor News: Summer coughs

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Monday, August 10, 2026
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.) Summer coughs can result in viral infections, allergies, environmental irritants or summer bronchitis.
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Looking Back: Recalling events of February 1951

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Monday, August 3, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Today, we take a look back 75 years ago at the events happening in Ville Platte in February 1951. •A freeze took over Ville Platte, causing $100,000 in damage to the Vidrine Hospital.
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