Lifestyle

35th anniversary celebrated

Wayne and Pamela Thomas celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on Monday, March 2. They were married March 1, 1991, at Antioch Baptist Church in Ville Platte.

Who’s getting married:

(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.) Nine couples obtained marriage licenses during the month of January from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office.

Minister’s Corner: Wealth - not a measure of spirituality

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Heritage Manor News: Resident council meetings

(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.

Ville Platte Rotary:

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor On Tuesday, February 3, Evangeline Parish School District Superintendent and Rotarian Darwan Lazard invited his fellow members of the Ville Platte Rotary Club for a tour of the new location of Evangeline Reimagine Academy (ERA), which opened three years ago at...

Ville Platte Elementary announces honor students for second nine-weeks

Ville Platte Elementary School recently announced its honor students for the second nine weeks grading period as follows: First Grade: Superintendent’s List - Jeremiah Bartie, Kaylon Campbell, Elizabeth Dupechian, Tyler Fontenot Jr.

Happy Birthday

Blakely Brooks Doucet, the daughter of Austin and Kaitlyn Doucet of Church Point, celebrated her second birthday with a party at her aunt’s house on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Her birthday was January 22. The party theme was “Bad Two the Bone.

Heritage Manor celebrates National Activity Week

Heritage Manor Nursing Home celebrated National Activity Week this past week with many fun events for residents and staff. In the above photo, from left, are activity department staff members Nathalie Knott, Jasmine Fontenot and Activity Director Patricia Duplechin. Not pictured is Bridget Deville.

Minister’s Corner: An act of martyrdom

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance The Word of God calls each of us to die to self-will as an act of martyrdom. It is not the easiest thing in the world to deny our fleshly desires; nevertheless, Christ would have us to totally submit to His will and not ours.

Heritage Manor News: February events

(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.) Today, we begin a new month. February is the shortest month of the year and one of the busiest.