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Turkey Creek council begins to abolish water rate ordinance

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Monday, June 22, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor TURKEY CREEK - During its meeting held Tuesday, June 16, the Turkey Creek Village Council approved a request from Councilman Neal King to amend an ordinance that would effectively abolish an ordinance that previously set the water rates.
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Lazard gives farewell message, announces new principals

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Monday, June 22, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Evangeline Parish Superintendent Darwan Lazard gave his farewell message to the Evangeline Parish School Board during the board meeting held Wednesday, June 17.
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At the Library

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Monday, June 22, 2026
Visit the Evangeline Parish Library in Ville Platte for a free speech screening with Macy Dupre, SLP, from Mercy Rural Health Clinic. The screening will be held on June 22, from 9 a.m. to noon and is designed to help identify potential speech and language concerns.
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Monday, June 22, 2026
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Election Day is Saturday

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Monday, June 22, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor Polls will open at 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, as voters across the parish will cast their ballot in the runoff elections for U.S. Senator.
Joe Horn was a fan favorite and record-breaker with the Saints from 2000-06 after joining the team as an unrestricted free agent, helping New Orleans to the NFC South title and a playoff berth in his first season. He is a 2010 Saints Hall of Fame inductee, enshrined in his first year of eligibility. (Photo courtesy of Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame)

Joe Horn was a fan favorite and record-breaker with the Saints from 2000-06 after joining the team as an unrestricted free agent, helping New Orleans to the NFC South title and a playoff berth in his first season. He is a 2010 Saints Hall of Fame inductee, enshrined in his first year of eligibility. (Photo courtesy of Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame)

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Nobody’s NFL path was more unique than Saints’ great Horn

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Thursday, June 18, 2026
By: SHELDON MICKLES Written for the LSWA   Compared to some of his NFL peers, Joe Horn ran a decidedly different pass route to stardom.
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Locals qualify for national finals rodeo

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Thursday, June 18, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor Three Evangeline Parish students recently qualified for the National Junior High Finals Rodeo June 21-27 in Guthrie, Okla.
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Hospitals sent warnings over lack of price transparency

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Thursday, June 18, 2026
By: AIDAN MCCAHILL The Advocate The Trump administration has warned 27 Louisiana hospitals they are failing to provide the public with basic pricing information — arguing that the lack of disclosure is keeping healthcare costs higher than they should be.
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EPPJ warns of strong weather

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Thursday, June 18, 2026
(Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from the Evangeline Parish Police Jury.
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Council whiffs on liquor ordinance amendment

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Thursday, June 18, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor CHATAIGNIER - The Chataignier Village Council, during its meeting held Monday, June 15, split on a proposed amendment to a liquor ordinance. The proposed amendment to the ordinance would allow the sale of alcohol 500 feet from church property lines.
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