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REBA MCGRAW LEGGETT

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Funeral services for Mrs. Reba McGraw Leggett were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at First Baptist Church, Pine Prairie. Reverends Lee Walton and Eddie Douglas officiated.

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Funeral services for Mrs. Terry Lynn Eaves were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2025, in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Pine Prairie. Reverend Wayne Holston officiated. Interment followed in Friendship Cemetery, Pine Prairie, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale. Mrs.

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At the Library

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Monday, January 13, 2025

The Evangeline Parish Library Board of Control will meet on Monday, January 13, at 4 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the main library in Ville Platte. An agenda is posted on our website at all branches. The public is welcomed to attend. We’d like to promote a local author, Doris M.

IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE DISCUSSED - Raquel Manuel (center) visited the January 7, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club to discuss the importance of local agriculture. She is shown with Rotarian Nicole Wenger (left) and Rotary President Bob Manuel (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary: Manuel shares love of agriculture and helping community

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Monday, January 13, 2025

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Nicole Wenger invited Raquel Manuel to be the guest speaker at the first meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club for 2025 on Tuesday, January 7. Raquel and her husband, Clint, are boundless in energy serving the local community.

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Boggy Bayou Festival Pageant to be held March 15

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Monday, January 13, 2025

The Boggy Bayou Queens Pageant is set for Saturday, March 15, at The Sherman Place Event Venue, in Pine Prairie. Doors will open at 8 a.m., and the pageant will begin at 10 a.m. Deadline to enter is March 8 (baby through junior may enter at the door with a $10 late fee). Admission is $5.

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Acadian Ambulance shares space heater and generator safety tips

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Monday, January 13, 2025

With extreme cold and wintry conditions facing much of the United States this week, Acadian Ambulance urges the public to stay safe while staying warm. Space heaters pose an additional fire danger, while improper generator usage can lead to carbon monoxide exposure.

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Couple is arrested for crimes against juvenile

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Friday, January 10, 2025

On December 4, 2024, Deputies with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office responded to the Pizza Hut in the City of Ville Platte to take a complaint that there was possible abuse of a child on Jean Pierre Road in the Ville Platte area. The complainant was concerned relative.

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First shootings of 2025 are reported

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Friday, January 10, 2025

VILLE PLATTE — Chief Al Perry Thomas reported the Ville Platte Police Department is currently investigating two shootings which happened in the past week. The first shooting was reported at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, January 3, near the 900 block of N. Chataignier Street.

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Court declares District 8 school board seat vacant

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE — After a hearing was held on Monday, January 6, the honorable Judge Marcus Fontenot, of the 13th Judicial District Court, ruled the District 8 seat on the Evangeline Parish School Board is vacant because board member Wanda Skinner does not meet the domiciliary...

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Veillon is new EPPJ president

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

By: NANCY DUPLECHAIN Staff Reporter VILLE PLATTE - During its first meeting of 2025, the Evangeline Parish Police Jury chose new officers and created two new committees. Bryan Vidrine stepped down after three years serving as president, and Kevin Veillon was then voted as the new president.

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