Perron celebrates 50 years as a Ville Platte firefighter
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Robert Perron, a 50-year veteran of the Ville Platte Fire Department, is pictured as he rings he bell on fire truck No. 3. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
By: TONY MARKS
Editor
For the past half-century, Robert Perron has devoted his life to serving the Ville Platte community as a member of the fire department.
Even though it has been 50 years, Perron said it does not seem that long. “I just enjoy it so much that time passes, and I don’t notice it,” he said.
Perron began his time in the department as a volunteer in February 1972. His father-in-law…
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