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Minister’s Corner: The value of persistent prayer

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Monday, June 1, 2026
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance Jesus told His disciples, as recorded in Luke 18:1-8 (KJV), about the importance of persistent prayer. We read in verse one, “And He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.
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Heritage Manor News: June events

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Monday, June 1, 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.) June is a vibrant month filled with holidays. It also has numerous daily awareness days.
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Minister’s Corner: A Memorial Day tribute

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Monday, May 25, 2026
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance We are so fortunate to live in a country where we have such precious freedoms. It is a shame so many people take these freedoms for granted, because these freedoms did not come cheaply.

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Heritage Manor News: Happy Memorial Day

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Monday, May 25, 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.) Memorial Day is a solemn day of remembrance honoring U.S.
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Who’s getting married:

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Monday, May 18, 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.
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Minister’s Corner: A Psalm of hope

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Monday, May 18, 2026
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance In Psalm 43, we see David asking God to intervene in the struggles he was having with his enemies. We read in verses 1-5 “Judge me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
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Heritage Manor News: Back pain

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Monday, May 18, 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.) If you suffer from back pain, you are not alone.
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Minister’s Corner: The importance of mothers

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Monday, May 11, 2026
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance I don’t think I can overemphasize the importance of the role of mothers in society. Not only are they responsible for giving birth, but they nurture their children and help to fashion their lives.
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Heritage Manor News: Happy Mother’s Day

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Monday, May 11, 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.) Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of a family or individual.
NEW TOURNOI UNIFORMS DISPLAYED - During the annual meeting of the Louisiana Tournoi Association in July 1987, 1986 Tournoi champion Kirt Guillory (left) and association president Gerald Fontenot (right) show off the new uniforms to be worn by the riders at the next Tournoi run later in the year. (Gazette archive photo)

NEW TOURNOI UNIFORMS DISPLAYED - During the annual meeting of the Louisiana Tournoi Association in July 1987, 1986 Tournoi champion Kirt Guillory (left) and association president Gerald Fontenot (right) show off the new uniforms to be worn by the riders at the next Tournoi run later in the year. (Gazette archive photo)

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Looking Back: Recalling events of July 1987

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Monday, May 4, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Today, we take a look back at the events happening in Ville Platte in July 1987. •Jack Miller was honored for his outstanding business contributions as the recipient of the Chamber of Commerce’s first Business Man of the Year Award.
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