Rotary hears about journey of former scholarship winner

By News Staff on Monday, August 18, 2025
  • Pictured from left are Rotary of Ville Platte President Beau Wilson, Brook Soileau, and Rotarian Dr. Kirk Soileau. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Pictured from left are Rotary of Ville Platte President Beau Wilson, Brook Soileau, and Rotarian Dr. Kirk Soileau. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

    By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Brook Soileau, daughter of Rotarian Dr. Kirk and Karen Soileau, recounted her scholastic journey that took her from Sacred Heart High School to Texas Women’s University in Houston, Texas. Soileau said her journey began with her receiving the Rotary scholarship when she graduated high school in 2018. “Your scholarship supported me and told me that someone …