New song “Ville Platte” spotlights local culture
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Pictured is a screen shot of the video for the song “Ville Platte” showing Floyd Soileau as the “Swamp Papa.” The song was recorded by the ghost band Nick Lick and the Hickies. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks) -
Pictured is a screenshot of the “Ville Platte” video showing different moving images of Ville Platte’s founder Marcelin Garand. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
Years ago, Ville Platte was a destination with its many shops, restaurants, night clubs, and movie theaters. Over the years, however, the hustle and bustle around town ceased as the town became more of a place people passed through on their way to bigger cities like Alexandria and Lafayette. After the interstate was built, people then had no reason to even pass through Ville Platte.
The mentality…
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