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Queen Cotton LXXI: Guilbeau to reign over festival

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Thursday, September 25, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Chloe Guilbeau was crowned Queen Cotton LXXI during the 71th Annual Queen Cotton Pageant held Saturday afternoon, September 20, at the Northside Civic Center.
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Minister’s Corner: God’s steadfast love

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Monday, September 22, 2025
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance In the Gospel of Luke 22:54-62 we have the account of when Peter denied Christ three times. He swore to the Lord that even if everyone else turned away from Him, he would be steadfast.
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Heritage Manor News: Exercise for the infirmed

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Monday, September 22, 2025
(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.
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Who’s getting married:

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Monday, September 15, 2025
(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: When the mountain seems to high

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Monday, September 15, 2025
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance In 1969, Frankie Laine recorded a popular song entitled, “Lord, You Gave Me a Mountain.” In the chorus, he sang, “This time, Lord, you gave me a mountain, a mountain that I can never climb.
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Heritage Manor News: Influenza

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Monday, September 15, 2025
(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.
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Tournoi youth royalty crowned August 23

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Monday, September 8, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The annual Youth Tournoi Pageant was held Saturday, August 23, at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte.
QUEENS AND THEIR RIDERS - Shown, from left, are Kent Saucier, Keith Saucier, John Ross Guillory, Ms. Queen Kimberly Naquin Fontenot, Louisiana Tournoi Queen Taylyn LaCombe, Teen Queen Ann-Kathryn Vidrine, Jr. Queen Arris Fontenot, Bryan Fontenot, and Marcus Guillory. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

QUEENS AND THEIR RIDERS - Shown, from left, are Kent Saucier, Keith Saucier, John Ross Guillory, Ms. Queen Kimberly Naquin Fontenot, Louisiana Tournoi Queen Taylyn LaCombe, Teen Queen Ann-Kathryn Vidrine, Jr. Queen Arris Fontenot, Bryan Fontenot, and Marcus Guillory. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Tournoi Pageant held:

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The annual Tournoi Pageant was held Saturday evening, August 23, at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte.
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New queens will represent animal rescue during reign

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Monday, August 25, 2025
The Sixth Annual Cajun Paws for a Cause pageant was held at the Celestine Center in Mamou on Saturday, July 18. All proceeds from the pageant are shared by the Mamou animal holding facility and Heroes Everywhere Animal Rescue, a local animal rescue organization located in Evangeline Parish.
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