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Heritage Manor News: Happy Easter

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Monday, April 6, 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.) Happy Easter to everyone from all of us at Heritage Manor.

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Two killed in crash

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Saturday, April 4, 2026

Eunice – On March 2, 2026, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 13 near Mariaun Road in Evangeline Parish.

L-R: Kitty Thibodeaux, Vidrine Elementary Principal Candace Manuel, Elementary Teacher of the Year semi-finalist Lauren Thibodeaux, Superintendent Darwan Lazard, and Teacher of the Year Coordinators Katrina Ardoin and Grace Sibley. (Photo courtesy of Evangeline Parish School District)

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Thibodeaux is announced as state semi-finalist

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) announced the teachers, principals, and early childhood leaders who are one step closer to being named the state’s overall honorees.

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Local civic, church leader passes away

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Leonard Glynn Fontenot entered his eternal home on Thursday, March 26, at the age of 89. Born in Ville Platte on February 22, 1937, to Leonard Fontenot and Elise Dardeau Fontenot, he spent nearly his entire life in the community he loved.

Brian Thompson of Basile (left) receives the St. George medal and certificate from Bishop Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette.

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Scout’s honor, Basile’s ties

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor LAFAYETTE - Three men with strong ties to Basile played key roles during the annual St. George Mass held Feb. 8 at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Lafayette. Brian Thompson, who was raised in Basile and still calls the town home, received the St.

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Town of Mamou receives 5 trash receptacles through Keep Louisiana Beautiful grant

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

MAMOU - The Town of Mamou is pleased to be selected as one of the 47 recipients of the 2025-26 Keep Louisiana Beautiful Trash Receptacle Grant Program made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

EPSO Arrests

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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

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

L-R: School Board President Bobby Hamlin, Superintendent Darwan Lazard, Charlee Smith, and Basile High School Principal Tony Bertrand. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Students of the year are honored at yearly gala

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - The Evangeline Parish School District presented its Student of the Year Banquet on Wednesday, March 25, at the Ville Platte Civic Center. Charlie Smith, of Basile High School, was honored as the 12th grade student of the year.

Evangeline Reimagine Academy cuts the ribbon

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

After nearly one full school year in its new building, Evangeline Reimagine Academy held a ribbon cutting on Thursday, March 26.

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Parrott to compete in Hondo Rodeo

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Two Louisiana rodeo athletes are headed to one of the biggest events of the year in New Orleans.

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