Councilman and former coach is laid to rest as community gathers
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Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine delivers her remarks during the funeral service for city councilman and former coach Lionel Anderson. (Gazette photo by Nancy Duplechain)
Lionel “Coach” Anderson was laid to rest Saturday, November 27. His funeral was held at the Ville Platte High Gym in order to accommodate the many family, friends, former students, and past and present colleagues. Before the service, fire trucks, police, and a line of city trucks escorted the funeral procession throughout the city councilman’s district and then down Main Street, pausing for a…
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