Looking Back: A glance at the events of February 1985

By News Staff on Monday, September 13, 2021
  • ORTEGO NAMED ‘TOP BOSS’ - In February 1985, Ville Platte Gazette General Manager David Ortego, center, was named Business Associate of the Year by the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) Shown, from left with Ortego are Beth Fontenot, ABWA President; Delores Lafleur, Ville Platte Gazette Advertising Director; Mona Launey, Ville Platte Gazette secretary/book keeper; and Dessie Sonnier, ABWA Woman of the Year. (Gazette archive photo)
    ORTEGO NAMED ‘TOP BOSS’ - In February 1985, Ville Platte Gazette General Manager David Ortego, center, was named Business Associate of the Year by the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) Shown, from left with Ortego are Beth Fontenot, ABWA President; Delores Lafleur, Ville Platte Gazette Advertising Director; Mona Launey, Ville Platte Gazette secretary/book keeper; and Dessie Sonnier, ABWA Woman of the Year. (Gazette archive photo)
This week, we take a look back at the month of February 1985. •Necole Crawford was crowned Miss Ville Platte High School. •Ville Platte Gazette Publisher David Ortego was named “Top Boss” by the American Business Women’s Association. •The Pine Prairie High School Lady Panthers basketball team won the District 9B championship. •Dawn Cox, student at Landreneau’s Artistic Twirl and Dance, along…

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