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DR. MINACHE VISITS VP ROTARY - Dr. Lawrence Minache visited the Tuesday, August 11, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Shown, from left, are radiation therapists Korey Credeur and Christy Waldmann, Angela Fontenot (marketing director at Savoy Medica Center), Dr. Minache and Rotary President Dr. Kirk Soileau (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

DR. MINACHE VISITS VP ROTARY - Dr. Lawrence Minache visited the Tuesday, August 11, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Shown, from left, are radiation therapists Korey Credeur and Christy Waldmann, Angela Fontenot (marketing director at Savoy Medica Center), Dr. Minache and Rotary President Dr. Kirk Soileau (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary:

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Monday, August 17, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Angela Fontenot welcomed Dr. Lawrence Menache as the guest speaker for the August 11, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Dr.
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EPSO Arrests

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Monday, August 17, 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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Minister’s Corner: Purified temples

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Monday, August 17, 2026
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance We read in Matthew 21:12-13 (KJV) of an instance in the life of Christ.
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Heritage Manor News: Frequent falls

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Monday, August 17, 2026
(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.
Fr. Josh Guillory is pictured above as he incenses around the altar during the 67th Anniversary Mass honoring Servant of God Charlene Richard. The Mass was held Tuesday, August 11, at St. Edward Catholic Church, in Richard. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Fr. Josh Guillory is pictured above as he incenses around the altar during the 67th Anniversary Mass honoring Servant of God Charlene Richard. The Mass was held Tuesday, August 11, at St. Edward Catholic Church, in Richard. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Witnessing on the prairie

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor RICHARD - The crawfish traps are lying empty, and the crawfish ponds are dry in the August heat around this tiny Cajun hamlet in Acadia Parish. What is not dry this time of year is the faith of the residents, which is practiced at St. Edward Catholic Church in Richard.
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Ballot is set for November election

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor The ballot for the November election is set as qualifying ended on Friday, August 7. All three judges in Evangeline Parish are running without opposition. Marcus L. Fontenot is unopposed in the District Judge 13th Judicial District Court, Division A; Chuck R.
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Mayor provides update on road projects

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams, during the August 11, meeting of the Ville Platte City Council, announced funding was received for road overlay projects and a few roads will be overlayed and striped, including Hickory Street from the MLK Center to Lithcote Road.
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LDWF announces drawdown is scheduled for Chicot Lake

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
By: SHERRY DOUZAT LDWF BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has scheduled a drawdown on Chicot Lake in Evangeline Parish for fish habitat improvement, organic reduction, and nuisance aquatic vegetation control.
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Candidate announcement policy is given

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
The Ville Platte Gazette will publish announcements for candidates in the November 3, 2026, primary election at no charge when accompanied by payment for advertising.
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