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Heritage Manor News: Family council meetings

(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte.

Forty eight-pound watermelon is grown

Doctor Brandon Fontenot shared that he and his children grew a watermelon that weighed 48 pounds. According to Fontenot, only one in 1 thousand melon reach that size. “I decided to plant watermelon for the first time since I was a kid,” he said.

New Tournoi royalty is crowned

The new Tournoi representatives were crowned during pageant festivities held Saturday evening August 22, at the Northside Civic Center.

Committee advances budget to full school board

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - The Evangeline Parish School District, at the end of the previous fiscal year, brought in a total of $93.889 million in revenues and expended a total of $100 million across all funds. This left the district with a deficit across all funds of $6.1 million.

Repeat violations are found at local grocery deli

By: TONY MARKS Editor The Louisiana Department of Health, through its online retail food health inspections dashboard, recently released local business in the parish that were cited for violations. Violations, according to the Website, fall into two main categories, critical, and non-critical.

SpaceX announces $100 billion investment in Vermilion Parish

By: CHRIS ROSA LSN Managing Editor PECAN ISLAND – SpaceX has announced it will invest $100 billion to build its largest launch facility in Vermilion Parish, a spaceport designed to support thousands of launches annually and unlock spaceflight on an unprecedented scale.

Candidate announcement: Bellard announces his candidacy for election in District 2 of Mamou Town Council

Staff Report Darrel Bellard has announced his candidacy for election as alderman in District 2 on the Mamou Town Council. Bellard, in his announcement, said the following: “My name is Darrel Bellard. I’m from Mamou, born and raised. I am married and have two kids and two grandkids.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Sheriff warns against thefts, scams

Over the past month, according to a press release from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, Evangeline Parish has experienced multiple vehicle and property thefts, many occurring in broad daylight.

New water well is installed

A new municipal water well for the Point Blue-Chataignier Water System was recently installed on the Chataignier Road.