Lifestyle

Local Headline

Local Headline

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Who’s getting married

Heather Bogard
Monday, August 16, 2021
(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.) Twenty couples obtained marriage licenses during the month of July from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office.
Local Headline

Local Headline

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Minister’s Corner: Christ as our covert

DR. BRIAN DORE’
Monday, August 16, 2021
In Isaiah 32:2, the Lord is referred to as a covert. The King James Version of the Bible interprets that word as “shelter.” Perhaps a better translation would be “fortress.”
VP ROTARY WELCOMES SPEAKER - Rotarian Annette Johnson, left, welcomed Pat Derouselle, Executive Director with the Evangeline Parish Solid Waste Commission, center, as the guest speaker for the August 10, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. They are shown with Rotary President Jimmy LeBlanc, right. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

VP ROTARY WELCOMES SPEAKER - Rotarian Annette Johnson, left, welcomed Pat Derouselle, Executive Director with the Evangeline Parish Solid Waste Commission, center, as the guest speaker for the August 10, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. They are shown with Rotary President Jimmy LeBlanc, right. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Exclusive Subscriber Content

VP Rotary: Derouselle discusses garbage collection

Heather Bogard
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Rotarian Annette Johnson welcomed Pat Derouselle, Executive Director with the Evangeline Parish Solid Waste Commission (EPSWC), as the guest speaker for the August 10, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.
EVANGELINE EXHIBIT IN BATON ROUGE - The “Evangeline: Evolution of an Icon” exhibit is now on display at the West Baton Rouge Museum. (Photo courtesy of AcadiaParishToday.com)

EVANGELINE EXHIBIT IN BATON ROUGE - The “Evangeline: Evolution of an Icon” exhibit is now on display at the West Baton Rouge Museum. (Photo courtesy of AcadiaParishToday.com)

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Evangeline exhibit on display

News Staff
Monday, August 9, 2021
BATON ROUGE - Of local interest, the exhibit “Evangeline: Evolution of an Icon” is now on display at the West Baton Rouge Museum.
Local Headline

Local Headline

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Lafleur becomes member of NSHSS

News Staff
Monday, August 9, 2021
ATLANTA, GA - The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) announced student Evelyn F. Lafleur of Ville Platte has been selected to become a member of the esteemed organization.
Local Headline

Local Headline

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Heritage Manor News: Coping with grief

News Staff
Monday, August 9, 2021
(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.) Losing someone near and dear to us is always hard.
Local Headline

Local Headline

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Minister’s Corner: The cry of a desperate heart

DR. BRIAN DORE’
Monday, August 9, 2021
In Mark’s account of the healing of a poor beggar named Bartimaeus, found in Mark 10:46-52, we find a man in desperate need, and desperate need calls for desperate measures. Bartimaeus, upon hearing Jesus was passing by, began to plead with Jesus to have mercy on him.
Local Headline

Local Headline

Gazette Guidelines

News Staff
Monday, August 9, 2021
The Ville Platte Gazette publishes your engagement and wedding announcements in the Lifestyles section at no cost. The Gazette has prepared a wedding packet that includes forms, instructions, and a time-table for the announcement.
VP ROTARY WELCOMES SPEAKER - Rotarian Eric Gil, right, welcomed Amy Guidry, center, with Acadian Ambulance as the guest speaker for the August 3, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. They are shown with Rotary President Jimmy LeBlanc, left. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

VP ROTARY WELCOMES SPEAKER - Rotarian Eric Gil, right, welcomed Amy Guidry, center, with Acadian Ambulance as the guest speaker for the August 3, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. They are shown with Rotary President Jimmy LeBlanc, left. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Exclusive Subscriber Content

VP Rotary: Acadian Ambulance representative shares history

Heather Bogard
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Rotarian Eric Gil welcomed Amy Guidry, Operational Coordinator with Acadian Ambulance, as the guest speaker for the August 3, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. She has been employed with Acadian Ambulance for nearly 22 years.
Local Headline

Local Headline

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Minister’s Corner: The king of your life

DR. BRIAN DORE’
Monday, August 2, 2021
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance The Lord Jesus Christ wants to be the king of our lives. He left the glories of heaven to come into this world to die for sinners.
Subscribe to