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Pauline Toussaint, of the Evangeline Parish Media Center, was honored as a state finalist for outstanding school support employee of the year. (Photo courtesy of Louisiana Department of Education)

Pauline Toussaint, of the Evangeline Parish Media Center, was honored as a state finalist for outstanding school support employee of the year. (Photo courtesy of Louisiana Department of Education)

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Well centered

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Monday, June 9, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE), on Tuesday, June 3, recognized outstanding education professionals from across the state who help create the conditions for student success.
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At the Library

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Monday, June 9, 2025
The Grand Opening of the new Evangeline Parish Basile Branch Library was an incredible event! So many memories were shared and new were memories made!
EPSO Arrests

EPSO Arrests

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EPSO Arrests

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Monday, June 9, 2025
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Coach Marion Fruge dies

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor EUNICE - Marion Fruge, who served as the Basile Bearcats’ head football coach and athletic director for four school sessions (1984 - 1988), passed away last week at age 89. A life-long Eunice resident, Fruge coached many years at St.
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VP officer faces charge of malfeasance in office

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor Following a reported shooting at the Ville Platte Housing Authority units on Parkview Drive, an officer with the Ville Platte Police Department is under arrest for malfeasance in office. The shooting incident occurred on Thursday, April 3.
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Burglary suspect enters a guilty plea

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor Evangeline Parish District Attorney Trent Brignac announced Allen Jason entered a plea of guilty to three counts of simple burglary, attempted simple burglary, and illegal possession of stolen things more than $1 thousand on June 2.
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Suspect is in jail on Mamou kidnapping

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor The Mamou Police Department reported the arrest of a suspect after an alleged kidnapping incident. On May 24, around 7 p.m., the victim was walking to her place of employment, in Mamou, when she was brutally attacked by Silton James Patin.
Liam Darbonne, son of Paula and Mayor Justin Darbonne, of Chataignier, casts his line into the village’s fishing pond. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Liam Darbonne, son of Paula and Mayor Justin Darbonne, of Chataignier, casts his line into the village’s fishing pond. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Fishing in the park

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor CHATAIGNIER - As the old adage goes, “If you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day, but, if you teach a man how to fish, he will eat for life.
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Vicknair is arrested for threatening a priest

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor Kenneth Vicknair, 73, of Bayou Chicot, was arrested for making threats against Fr. Casey Dugas, pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church in Pine Prairie.
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