Krewe de Evangeline empowers youth of parish
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Students at Ville Platte High School participate in an empowerment ceremony put on by Krewe de Evangeline. The ceremony was held Thursday, May 20, inside the school’s auditorium. (Gazette photo by Nancy Duplechain) -
From left are Lorenzo Richard, cooridinator with Krewe de Evangeline Coalition, Kizzy Shelvie with Krewe de Evangeline Coalition and the St. Landry/Evangeline Sexual Assault Center, and Chenile Tezeno, principal of VPHS. (Gazette photo by Nancy Duplechain) -
Guest speaker Bianca Bedell addresses students at Ville Platte High during the recent empowerment ceremony put on by Krewe de Evangeline. (Gazette photo by Nancy Duplechain)
Krewe de Evangeline Coalition was started in June 2019 to curb underage drinking in Evangeline Parish. It has since bloomed into helping pre-teens, teens and young adults with mental health services and teaching life skills.
On May 20 the coalition visited Ville Platte High School to speak to a group of teens about the importance of making the right decisions and having healthy coping skills…
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