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DOTD announces start of $4.6M project on La. 758

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that beginning Friday, March 14, construction will commence on a $4.6 million project on La. 758 (Woodstone Rd.) from US 190 (Ronald Reagan Dr.) to La. 29 (Chataignier Rd.) in Evangeline and St. Landry Parishes.

PAR releases guide to Constitutional Amendment 2

(Editor’s Note: The following is the second of two articles that will take a look at the constitutional amendments which are on the March 29 ballot. The first article took a look at Amendments One, Three, and Four and was in the Thursday, March 13 edition of the Ville Platte Gazette.

ALICE C. FOSTER

Louisiana First Lady Alice C. Foster, a 48-year resident of St. Mary Parish and native of Portsmouth, Va., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 6, 2025, surrounded in love by her family. Funeral services were held at St.

Why the silence about the slaughter in Syria?

For 14 years, Syria has been engulfed in a civil war. Until three months ago, dictator Bashar al-Assad controlled the government, but he was overthrown by the Jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist organization.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

LWFC approves amendments to 2025-2026 hunting season

By: TREY ILES LDWF The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) passed several amendments to the 2025-26 hunting regulation notice of intent (NOI), including adjustments to the West Zone and East Zone duck hunting seasons.

Boggy Bayou Festival senior royalty crowned

The Boggy Bayou Festival recently crowned its senior king and queen to represent Prairie Manor Nursing Home and the festival during the event to be held May 8-10 in Pine Prairie.

Fontenot family is injured in crash

By: TONY MARKS Editor Josh Fontenot, a graduate of Sacred Heart and former head football coach of Southside High School, along with his family were involved in a crash on Mardi Gras. According to The Advocate, “The family was traveling on Interstate 10 near Iowa about 3:30 p.m.

Lively is arrested on out-of-town warrants

By: TONY MARKS Editor Following a traffic stop, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reports an arrest of a suspect wanted on out-of-town warrants. According to a release from EPSO, in the early morning of February 11, deputies observed a black Toyota Camry traveling northbound on S.

PAR releases guide to March amendments

(Editor’s Note: The following is the first of two articles that will take a look at the constitutional amendments which are on the March 29 ballot. The second article will take a look at Amendment Two and will be in the Thursday, March 13 edition of the Ville Platte Gazette.