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Robert Perron, a 50-year veteran of the Ville Platte Fire Department, is pictured as he rings he bell on fire truck No. 3. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Five decades of fighting fires

News Staff

Monday, April 4, 2022

By: TONY MARKS
Editor

Women with Heart honored at luncheon

News Staff

Monday, April 4, 2022

By: HEATHER BOGARD
Associate Editor

At the Library

News Staff

Monday, April 4, 2022

Thank you for supporting your library around the parish!

LATOUR DISCUSSES BUSINESS - Bart LaTour with Progressive Tractor addressed the March 29, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. He is shown with Rotary President Jimmy LeBlanc (left) and Rotarian Mitch Fontenot (center). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

VP Rotary: LaTour discusses future of PTI

News Staff

Monday, April 4, 2022

By: HEATHER
BOGARD
Associate Editor

Pictured are marijuana, baggies, and U.S. currency seized during an execution of a search warrant performed by a joint operation among the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and Patrol Unit and the Louisiana Department of Probation and Parole. (Photo courtesy of EPSO)

Narcotics, patrol, and probation and parole team up for arrest

News Staff

Monday, April 4, 2022

Staff Report

EPSO Arrests

News Staff

Monday, April 4, 2022

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons:

Head-on collision in Turkey Creek claims life

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Monday, April 4, 2022

On April 1, 2022, at approximately 8:00 pm., the Turkey Creek Police Department responded to
a report of a two-car motor vehicle collision on US Highway 167 N near Earl Deville Road.

NEW QUEEN CROWNED - Pine Prairie native, and former Queen Cotton, Shelbi McClay Rials was crowned as the 50th Rayne Frog Festival Queen during the pageant held March 26. (LSN photo courtesy of Rayne-Acadian Tribune)

Former Queen Cotton to represent Rayne Frog Festival

News Staff

Monday, April 4, 2022

By: LISA SOILEAUX
LSN Editor

The Sacred Heart Trojan powerlifting team competed at the state championships and returned home as runner-up. Pictured in no particular order are Jackson Manuel, Isiah Rion, Jesse Johnson, Jude Hebert, Hunter Pitre, Michael Fontenot, Colton Manuel, Dylan Doucet, Everette Johnson, Silas Chesne, Madeline Fuselier, Adeline Launey, Lily Deshotel, Abby Quibodeaux, head coach Duane Urbina, assistant coach Robert Soileau, and assistant coach Jacob Reed. Not pictured- statisticians Kristen Ardoin and Carley Cloud

STATE RUNNER-UP

News Staff

Thursday, March 31, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL
Sports Editor