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NSU awards diplomas

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University awarded 964 degrees to 935 graduates during Spring 2021 commencement ceremonies.

UL Lafayette confers degrees

LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Spring 2021 graduates might well be remembered as a class of record setters. The 1,892 degrees are the second most ever awarded for a single semester.

Parish students at LSUA are named

ALEXANDRIA – Louisiana State University of Alexandria is proud to announce the Chancellor’s List and Dean’s List for Spring 2021. Students who are enrolled full time with a minimum of 12 hours and a GPA of 3.5 or higher are eligible for the Dean’s List.

Annual Patriotic Program is held at SH

For the ninth year in a row, VFW Post 3803 sponsored a Patriotic Program at Sacred Heart where students competed in four categories.

Heritage Manor News: Happy Memorial Day

(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.) Did you know Waterloo, N.Y.

Minister’s Corner: God’s intimate knowledge of you

So many people have a problem with forgiving themselves for past mistakes, and, therefore, have a problem believing that God could forgive them or see anything of worth in them. Matthew 10:29-31 KJV says, “Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing?

For whom the bell grows

BATON ROUGE — The Cajun “holy trinity” is at the heart of Louisiana cuisine. The union of onions, celery and green bell peppers create the base flavors of gumbo, jambalaya, etouffee and numerous other hearty dishes that have come to define our state.

Heritage Manor News: Updates on state guidelines

(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.

Bertrand crowned 36th Boggy Bayou Queen; McElfresh awarded Ms. title

The Boggy Bayou Festival now has new royalty after a pageant was held during past weekend’s two-day event held at the festival grounds north of Pine Prairie. Crowned this year’s Miss Boggy Bayou was 17-year-old Halle Grace Bertrand. She is the daughter of Mark and Rhonda Bertrand of Pine Prairie.