Lifestyle

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.

Trucking into the Christmas spirit

With the Christmas season approaching, the Ville Platte Rotary Club learned about trucking from a son of one of its members and heard French Christmas carols from first grade students from Mamou and Ville Platte Elementaries.

Looking Back: November 1958, 1968, and 1978

December 4, 1958 The early morning freeze of Saturday and the continuous low temperatures since, have done no apparent damage to farm crops in the Evangeline area, according to County Agent W.R. Vallot.

Looking Back: November 1988, 1998, and 2008

November 3, 1988 •Jim Soileau, KVPI Radio general manager, has been named parade marshal and featured speaker for the annual Veterans Day celebration in Mamou, according to a spokesman for the American Legion Post 123.

VP Rotary experiences pediatric care for head, heart, hands, and health

The Ville Platte Rotary Club, during its latest round of meetings before Thanksgiving, welcomed home a native pediatrician and learned from parish 4-H students about the value of joining the organization. At last week’s meeting, the club heard from Dr.

VP Rotary hears novel ideas about going to the U.S. Congress

As the club closed out the month of October, the Ville Platte Rotary Club heard from one of its own about putting ideas to paper and writing the next great American novel.

Looking Back: November 1958, 1968, and 1978

November 6, 1958 •The 49 Evangeline Parish farmers who applied to place their lands in the 1959 Conservation Reserve Program have been notified that their applications have been rejected because of lack of funds, according to A.V. Guillory, parish ASC chairman.

Mr. Lachney, Miss Phillips plan November 30 nuptials

The engagement of Miss Courtney Blaire Phillips, daughter of Mike Genin Dupre of Eunice and Cecil Phillips of Alexandria, to Mr. Joseph Kyle Lachney, the son of Larry and Sherron Lachney of Ville Platte, has been announced by their parents.

“Ranger” Johnson brings his motivational message to Ville Platte

During the Evangeline Parish School Board’s Parent Involvement Day slated for Thursday at the North Side Civic Center, parents and students will be able to hear a motivational message from an individual who served his country in the Special Forces.

The Marks Post: Forever LSU

Autumnal Saturday nights in Louisiana mean one thing. They mean Saturday night in Death Valley on the campus of Louisiana State University. I have been experiencing this grand phenomenon in person since 1993.