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Heritage Manor News: Origin of the Cotton Festival

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

LE GRAND HOORAH ANNOUNCES 2026 MUSIC LINEUP & DATES

Le Grand Hoorah, a production of Prairie Heritage Inc., a 501 © 3 non-profit, returns to Lakeview Park in Evangeline Parish near Eunice, Louisiana to celebrate 11 Years of Hoorah.

Who will be Queen Cotton LXXII

Two young ladies are vying for the honor of being named Queen Cotton LXXII. The two hopefuls are Ashley Gorrell (left) and Taylyn Lacombe (right). Gorrell is sponsored by the Port Barre Lions Club, and Lacombe is sponsored by the Louisiana Tournoi Association.

Rep. Butler among most valuable policy makers, says LABI

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) released its 2026 Legislative Scorecard, recognizing a wide swath of lawmakers whose votes advanced policies that make Louisiana more competitive, grow the economy and empower job creators.

Election dates are given

By: TONY MARKS Editor The following is important information for the Tuesday, November 3, U.S. Senate General/Open U.S. Representative Primary/Open Primary Election: •The deadline to register to vote in person, by mail, or at an OMV Office is October 5. •The deadline to register to vote through...

Holmes is named acting head coach of Oberlin

By: TONY MARKS Editor RAYMOND PARTSCH III LSN Sports Editor OBERLIN - A former assistant football coach and former head girls’ basketball coach at Mamou, Corey Holmes, is now acting head football coach at Oberlin following a homecoming altercation.

Night of worship, word, and fellowship to be held

By: TONY MARKS Editor A Love Without Limits night of worship, word, and fellowship will be held Saturday, October 10, at 5 p.m., at Drouet Park in Turkey Creek. Organizer of the event Margie Martin said she got the idea for a Christian event about five years ago after she felt God speaking to her.

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.

INMATES USE THE BIBLE TO MAKE CIGARETTES

On the late hours of September 18, 2026, and in the early morning hours of September 19, 2026 inmates were observed going into one dorm restroom. They appeared to be exiting in a manner of being drunk and stumbling while they walked.

Funeral home remembers 9/11

On Friday, September 11, Ardoin’s Funeral Home continued its annual tradition of preparing and providing barbecue meals for to honor and show appreciation for the local emergency responders from the fire department, sheriff’s office, police department, EMTs, and 911 dispatchers.