ERA students take a tour of Gazette

Communications students from Evangeline Reimagine Academy, on Thursday, September 25, visited the office of the Ville Platte Gazette. The students met the staff, took a tour of the office, and had a fun time looking through the newspaper’s archives. The students also engaged the newspaper’s editorial staff in a question-and-answer period where some of the discussion revolved around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the newsroom. Pictured above is Gazette associate editor Heather Bogard (left) as she guides the students through some of the archives. The students visiting were Corrianana Wilson, Sha’Donna Johnson, Samiria Thomas, Cameron Anderson, Travinski Williams, Terrelyn Ben, Ta’Kyara Cambell, Jayden Tucker, Jayleen Williams, Karlon Leday, Gianah Thomas, Jaylen Cunanan, Deamonte Wilson, Kenneth Rose, Majesty Soileau; and the teachers were Austin Smith and Stephen LaCaze. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)