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Data is to be collected on four-day or five-day weeks

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Monday, February 24, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor Superintendent of Schools Darwan Lazard told the Evangeline Parish School Board, during its meeting held Wednesday, February 19, that it will consider staying at a four-day school week or going back to a five-day school week at its next meeting.
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Mardi Gras rules are issued in Mamou

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Monday, February 24, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor Ahead of this year’s Mardi Gras celebrations in Mamou, the town’s chief of police, Pat Hall, has announced some safety rules for everyone to follow. The Town of Mamou, according to Chief Hall, is not the place to do whatever you want. Everyone must follow the rules and laws.
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JOSEPH “J.C.” ORTEGO JR.

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Monday, February 24, 2025
ther, grandfather, sibling, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the age of 71. Born on January 1, 1954, J.C. was a man whose life was marked by hard work, dedication, and an unwavering love for his family. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St.
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At the Library

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Monday, February 24, 2025
During this last week of February, please come by the main library to experience the art of our artist of the month, Samantha Faucher. She is a self-taught, mixed media artist with a wide variety of pieces to share with the public.
Pictured from left are KVPI General Manager Mark Layne, Heritage Manor Activity Director and Rotarian Pat Duplechin, and Rotary President Bob Manuel. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Pictured from left are KVPI General Manager Mark Layne, Heritage Manor Activity Director and Rotarian Pat Duplechin, and Rotary President Bob Manuel. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Rotary learns a brackish lesson

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Monday, February 24, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor What do alligators, big blue diamonds, and red wine have in common? They are all subjects of songs from a musical genre known as Swamp Pop that defined a generation in South Louisiana.
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LaSage family needs community support

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Monday, February 24, 2025
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor A fire tore through the home of Yvette LaSage and her family on January 23, leaving them displaced but grateful to be alive. The blaze, which started around 3:25 p.m. at 2052 Stagg Ave., destroyed a large portion of the house, including a section of the roof.
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Minister’s Corner: What is a man profited?

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Monday, February 24, 2025
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance In Matthew 17: 25-26 (KJV), our Lord is recorded as saying, “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Sharon Fontenot is pictured as she points out the 13 Swamp Pop records which were Billboard and Cashbox chart hits of the 1950s and 1960s. By comparison, Cajun music had two songs to hit the charts, while Zydeco had one song to make the charts. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Sharon Fontenot is pictured as she points out the 13 Swamp Pop records which were Billboard and Cashbox chart hits of the 1950s and 1960s. By comparison, Cajun music had two songs to hit the charts, while Zydeco had one song to make the charts. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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A pop of love in the swamp

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Thursday, February 20, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor The train does not pass along the track in Ville Platte much anymore, but a relocated depot still rests along the track. Few items of the depot’s original past remain, such as the two ticket windows inside.
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EPPJ discusses possible CO2 injections

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Thursday, February 20, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Roland Hollins, an Allen Parish Police Jury member, addressed the Evangeline Parish Police Jury regarding the carbon sequestration during the February 18, special meeting of the police jury.
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Residents are warned of IRS scam

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Thursday, February 20, 2025
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office is informing the public to be vigilant of an on-going IRS scam. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, the IRS will never contact you by phone or text. The IRS strictly contacts you by U.S. Mail. If you receive a text, it is a scam.
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