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Who’s getting married:

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Monday, September 15, 2025

(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.

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Minister’s Corner: When the mountain seems to high

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Monday, September 15, 2025

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance In 1969, Frankie Laine recorded a popular song entitled, “Lord, You Gave Me a Mountain.” In the chorus, he sang, “This time, Lord, you gave me a mountain, a mountain that I can never climb.

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Heritage Manor News: Influenza

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Monday, September 15, 2025

(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.

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Tournoi youth royalty crowned August 23

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Monday, September 8, 2025

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The annual Youth Tournoi Pageant was held Saturday, August 23, at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte.

QUEENS AND THEIR RIDERS - Shown, from left, are Kent Saucier, Keith Saucier, John Ross Guillory, Ms. Queen Kimberly Naquin Fontenot, Louisiana Tournoi Queen Taylyn LaCombe, Teen Queen Ann-Kathryn Vidrine, Jr. Queen Arris Fontenot, Bryan Fontenot, and Marcus Guillory. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Tournoi Pageant held:

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The annual Tournoi Pageant was held Saturday evening, August 23, at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte.

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New queens will represent animal rescue during reign

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Monday, August 25, 2025

The Sixth Annual Cajun Paws for a Cause pageant was held at the Celestine Center in Mamou on Saturday, July 18. All proceeds from the pageant are shared by the Mamou animal holding facility and Heroes Everywhere Animal Rescue, a local animal rescue organization located in Evangeline Parish.

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Ms. Tournoi Queen Alexis Ikerd:

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Monday, August 18, 2025

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Reflecting on her reign as Ms.

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Minister’s Corner: A glorious declaration

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Monday, August 11, 2025

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance It is good for us to remember always the suffering of our Lord upon the cross for our sins. We should remind ourselves constantly of the price He paid for our rebellious nature.

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Heritage Manor News: Signs of heart disease

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Monday, August 11, 2025

(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.) Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect the heart.

HISTORY OF LOUISIANA ORPHAN TRAIN SHARED - Shown, from left, are Rotarian Peter Strawitz, Laine LaTour, Martha Aubert (president of the Louisiana Orphan Train Museum in Opelousas), museum board member James Douget and Rotary President Beau Wilson. LaTour, Aubert and Douget spoke about their work with and connection to the Louisiana Orphan Train riders that came from New York City to Opelousas. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary:

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Monday, August 11, 2025

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Peter Strawitz invited Martha Aubert, president of the Louisiana Orphan Train Museum in Opelousas, to be the guest speaker during the August 5, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.

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