Fontenot, Sawtelle earn honors

Chamber of Commerce holds annual awards banquet Wednesday at Civic Center
  • Man of the Year Tim Fontenot (left) is pictured as he gives a Tee Cotton Bowl game ball to LSU Baseball hero Warren Morris. (Gazette file photo)
    Man of the Year Tim Fontenot (left) is pictured as he gives a Tee Cotton Bowl game ball to LSU Baseball hero Warren Morris. (Gazette file photo)
  • Woman of the Year Sarahi Sawtelle (third from right) is pictured with her fellow board members of the Evangeline Chamber of Commerce. The awards were presented during the Evangeline Chamber of Commerce banquet on Wednesday, October 19. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Woman of the Year Sarahi Sawtelle (third from right) is pictured with her fellow board members of the Evangeline Chamber of Commerce. The awards were presented during the Evangeline Chamber of Commerce banquet on Wednesday, October 19. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
By: TONY MARKS Editor Civic and team pride were in full array as the Evangeline Chamber of Commerce held its annual Awards Banquet on Wednesday, October 19, at the Ville Platte Civic Center. Pride in the community and the sport of high school football is not lost on the Man of the Year recipient. In addition to being a successful business person since 1987, this year’s Man of the Year is known…

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