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At the Library

News Staff

Monday, April 4, 2022

Thank you for supporting your library around the parish!

LATOUR DISCUSSES BUSINESS - Bart LaTour with Progressive Tractor addressed the March 29, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. He is shown with Rotary President Jimmy LeBlanc (left) and Rotarian Mitch Fontenot (center). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

VP Rotary: LaTour discusses future of PTI

News Staff

Monday, April 4, 2022

By: HEATHER
BOGARD
Associate Editor

Pictured are marijuana, baggies, and U.S. currency seized during an execution of a search warrant performed by a joint operation among the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and Patrol Unit and the Louisiana Department of Probation and Parole. (Photo courtesy of EPSO)

Narcotics, patrol, and probation and parole team up for arrest

News Staff

Monday, April 4, 2022

Staff Report

EPSO Arrests

News Staff

Monday, April 4, 2022

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons:

Head-on collision in Turkey Creek claims life

News Staff

Monday, April 4, 2022

On April 1, 2022, at approximately 8:00 pm., the Turkey Creek Police Department responded to
a report of a two-car motor vehicle collision on US Highway 167 N near Earl Deville Road.

The Sacred Heart Trojan powerlifting team competed at the state championships and returned home as runner-up. Pictured in no particular order are Jackson Manuel, Isiah Rion, Jesse Johnson, Jude Hebert, Hunter Pitre, Michael Fontenot, Colton Manuel, Dylan Doucet, Everette Johnson, Silas Chesne, Madeline Fuselier, Adeline Launey, Lily Deshotel, Abby Quibodeaux, head coach Duane Urbina, assistant coach Robert Soileau, and assistant coach Jacob Reed. Not pictured- statisticians Kristen Ardoin and Carley Cloud

STATE RUNNER-UP

News Staff

Thursday, March 31, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL
Sports Editor

Candidate announcement policy

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Staff Report

Additional drug arrests are reported

News Staff

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Staff Report

Tate joins JD Bank as AVP Mamou branch manager

News Staff

Thursday, March 31, 2022

JENNINGS – JD Bank is pleased to announce that Lucas Tate has joined the JD Bank team as AVP Branch Manager of its Mamou Office located at 609 Main St.

Honored guests were in attendance. From left to right are Rachel LaFleur; Missy Young, wife of Councilman Robin Young; Ricky Fontenot, Mayor of Mamou; and Phyllis Fontenot, Mamou’s First Lady.