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Christmas Under the Oaks

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

The oak trees in front of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church again provided the backdrop for a production of Christmas Under the Oaks. The production was performed by the members of the high school’s junior class on Tuesday, January 7.

Gumbo cook-off releases rules and regulations

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

To add to the festivities of the 2025 Bastrop, Texas, Mardi Gras, the Bastrop Juneteenth Celebration is honored to host the second Bastrop Mardi Gras Festival Gumbo Cookoff on Saturday, February 1.

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Book signing to be held Saturday at library

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

On Saturday, January 11, the Evangeline Parish Library in Ville Platte will hold a book signing by local author Myra Fontenot at 9 a.m. Her book, Surviving Frenemies, is about how someone who was once a trusted friend could quickly become an enemy no matter the years it took to build the friendship.

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New Orleans is collapsing under the weight of wokeness

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

A terrorist attack at 3:15 a.m. on New Year’s Day exposed to the world the deadly consequences of the dysfunctional leadership of New Orleans. The Crescent City has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 1872, when the last Republican Mayor left office.

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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, January 9, 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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Court declares District 8 school board seat vacant

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Monday, January 6, 2025

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 requirements of the office.

Jonathan Dartez holds his outstanding award trophy that he won after his Vermilion Catholic team won the LHSAA Football Division IV Select state championship. (Photo courtesy of Abbeville Meridional)

Dartez, outstanding offensive player of Class 1A, has Ville Platte roots

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Monday, January 6, 2025

By: CHRIS SINGLETON Written for the LSWA (Editor’s Note: Jonathan Dartez, of Vermilion Catholic, is the son of Sacred Heart graduate Tobie Dartez and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Carol “Flea” Fontenot, of Ville Platte.

Evangeline Parish representative crowned La. Fur and Wildlife Queen

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Monday, January 6, 2025

Ashley Gorrell of Baton Rouge, a former Queen Cotton contestant, recently represented Evangeline Parish at the Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival Pageant held Saturday, December 28, in Cameron Parish. After being crowned queen, Gorell posed with Cotton Festival Pageant Director Katelyn Calhoun.

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Nine-parish juvenile prison proposed

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Monday, January 6, 2025

By: CLAUDETTE OLIVIER Crowley Post-Signal The chairman of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District recently spoke to the Acadia Parish Police Jury to share plans for a proposed juvenile facility for the district as well as request $1,000 in start-up money for the district committee.

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At the Library

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Monday, January 6, 2025

Hello 2025!! This week’s programs at the main library in Ville Platte are: on Monday, January 6, Chair Exercise at 10:30 a.m.; on Tuesday, January 7, Chair Exercise at 10:30 a.m. then a Medicare Information Seminar at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.; also, on Tuesday, French Talk and Coffee at 1 p.m.

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