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Pictured from left are Rotary President Beau Wilson, Southwest Louisiana Credit Union Business Services Director Shelly Mancuso, and Rotarian Lainey Ardoin. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Pictured from left are Rotary President Beau Wilson, Southwest Louisiana Credit Union Business Services Director Shelly Mancuso, and Rotarian Lainey Ardoin. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Rotary gets credited

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Monday, June 22, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Shelly Mancuso, business services director of Southwest Louisiana Credit Union, provided insights on business grant opportunities during the Rotary Club of Ville Platte meeting held Tuesday, June 16.
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Who’s getting married:

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Monday, June 15, 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.) Nineteen couples obtained marriage licenses during the month of May from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office.
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Minister’s Corner: The object of our faith

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Monday, June 15, 2026
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance I once heard someone say it doesn’t matter what you believe in as long as you believe in something. Well, as a Christian, I can tell you what you believe in, what you put your faith in, is all important.
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Heritage Manor News: Gardening for seniors

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Monday, June 15, 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.
ROTARIANS LEARN ABOUT NATIVE PLANTS - Dr. Phyllis Griffard with the Acadiana Native Plant Project (center) shared an update on the organization’s work in promoting native plants. She is shown with Rotary President Beau Wilson (left) and Rotarian Nicole Wenger (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

ROTARIANS LEARN ABOUT NATIVE PLANTS - Dr. Phyllis Griffard with the Acadiana Native Plant Project (center) shared an update on the organization’s work in promoting native plants. She is shown with Rotary President Beau Wilson (left) and Rotarian Nicole Wenger (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary:

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Thursday, June 11, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Dr. Phyllis Griffard with the Acadiana Native Plant Project (ANPP) was the special guest of Rotarian Nicole Wenger at the June 2, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Dr.
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Walter Lee (right) was sworn in for his first term as Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court on June 1, 1956, by his predecessor Richard Reed. Lee would go on to serve in the role for 56 years. (Gazette file photo)

FROM THE ARCHIVES - Walter Lee (right) was sworn in for his first term as Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court on June 1, 1956, by his predecessor Richard Reed. Lee would go on to serve in the role for 56 years. (Gazette file photo)

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Looking Back: Recalling events of June 1956

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Thursday, June 11, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Today, we take a look back at the events happening in Ville Platte in June 1956. •Walter Lee was elected as Clerk of Court and was sworn in for his first term in office on June 1, 1956, by Richard Reed, Lee’s predecessor.
Stevens sibling duo do well at major jiu-jitsu competition

Stevens sibling duo do well at major jiu-jitsu competition

Stevens sibling duo do well at major jiu-jitsu competition

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Thursday, June 11, 2026
Leah and Charlie Stevens, students at Inner Game Jiu-Jitsu, along with their dad and coach Robbie Stevens, attended the American Grappling Federation Kids Worlds in Fort Worth, Texas. Robbie said, “Charlie had some very tough and highly skilled competitors.
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Happy Birthday

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Monday, June 8, 2026
Maia Brooke Faircloth, the daughter of Travis and Makaila Faircloth of Carencro, celebrated her fifth birthday with a party at her Mammie and Paw Paw’s house on Saturday, May 16, 2025. Her birthday was May 11. The party theme was “K Pop Demon Hunters.
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Minister’s Corner: We can trust in God

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Monday, June 8, 2026
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance How many times, in the course of your life, have you been disappointed and let down by friends, co-workers, loved ones and family? Sometimes the disappointments happen because of circumstances beyond the control of men.
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Heritage Manor News: High blood pressure

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Monday, June 8, 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.) Hypertension, often referred to as high blood pressure, has various symptoms.
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