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From left are Rotarian Ashlyn Ortego, CEO of Mercy Regional Medical Center Ashley Fontenot, and Rotary President Bob Manuel. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

From left are Rotarian Ashlyn Ortego, CEO of Mercy Regional Medical Center Ashley Fontenot, and Rotary President Bob Manuel. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Rotary learns about telehealth, other hospital services

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Monday, March 24, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Ashley Fontenot, the chief executive officer of Mercy Regional Medical Center, told members of the Rotary Club of Ville Platte that one of the biggest issues medical professionals face in rural areas is transportation.
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At the Library

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Monday, March 24, 2025
Save the Date for Saturday, April 5! We are excited to partner with Keep Louisiana Beautiful and participate in Love the Boot Week April 5-13! We will be hosting a "Let's Trade: Trash for Seeds" event on Saturday April 5 at the main library in Ville Platte from 8 a.m. to noon as a kick off!
EPSO Arrests

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EPSO Arrests

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Monday, March 24, 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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Minister’s Corner: Bearing our insignia

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Monday, March 24, 2025
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance In The Church of Jesus Christ is facing a tremendous onslaught today. This is nothing new, for it has been persecuted throughout the centuries. It seems, from the White House to the courthouse, everything is against God’s house.
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Heritage Manor News: Lenten penances

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Monday, March 24, 2025
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.) Lenten penances are practices of self denial, prayer and service that takes place during Lent.
Deputies with the Criminal Patrol Unit of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office escort Trae’land Castille, 19, of Arnaudville, out of a police unit and into the Evangeline Parish Courthouse for his initial court hearing on Monday, March 17. His arraignment date is set for Monday, May 5, in Division A. (Photo courtesy of EPSO)

Deputies with the Criminal Patrol Unit of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office escort Trae’land Castille, 19, of Arnaudville, out of a police unit and into the Evangeline Parish Courthouse for his initial court hearing on Monday, March 17. His arraignment date is set for Monday, May 5, in Division A. (Photo courtesy of EPSO)

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Castille is booked on charges, makes first court appearance

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Thursday, March 20, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Trae’land Castille, the accused gunman associated with mass shooting that took place on Mardi Gras in Mamou, appeared in an Evangeline Parish courtroom for the first time on Monday, March 17. During the hearing in front of the honorable Judge Marcus L.
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‘Tires meet the road’

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Thursday, March 20, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor TURKEY CREEK - For the month of February, the Turkey Creek water system ran a deficit of around $4 thousand. According to projections, the deficit will be the same at the end of March. That trend will continue if nothing is done to prevent the village from going under.
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Sewer rate study is presented in Chataignier

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Thursday, March 20, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor CHATAIGNIER - Stacey Scarce with Communities Unlimited addressed the March 18, meeting of the Chataignier Village Council regarding a sewer rate study.
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