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JAMES WILLARD DESHOTEL

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Monday, December 30, 2024
MAMOU - Funeral services were held for James Willard “Jimmy” Deshotel, 77, of Mamou, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 28, 2024. Burial followed in the New St. Ann’s Cemetery. Father Billy Massie officiated. Mr.
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At the Library

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Monday, December 30, 2024
On Monday, December 30, the main library in Ville Platte will host a Chair Exercise program at 10 a.m. The main library and all branches will then be closed on Tuesday, December 31, and Wednesday, January 1, 2025, to celebrate the new year!
SPREADING THE WORD - Melissa Clavier (left) visits with Lidia Alcala of KLFY-TV 10 under the Pig Barn at this year’s La. Swine Festival. The Lafayette station was live at the festival on Friday, November 1, to share the schedule and the history of the festival with all of Acadiana. (LSN photo by Darrel LeJeune)

SPREADING THE WORD - Melissa Clavier (left) visits with Lidia Alcala of KLFY-TV 10 under the Pig Barn at this year’s La. Swine Festival. The Lafayette station was live at the festival on Friday, November 1, to share the schedule and the history of the festival with all of Acadiana. (LSN photo by Darrel LeJeune)

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Fun, family, funds

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Monday, December 30, 2024
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor The 2024 Louisiana Swine Festival proved to be a resounding success, according to Melissa Clavier, president of the La. Swine Festival Association, with significant increases in both pageant participation and public attendance.
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Monday, December 30, 2024
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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Minister’s Corner: The city on the hill

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Monday, December 30, 2024
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance We read in Matthew 5:14-15 (KJV), “Ye are the light of the world, a city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
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Heritage Manor News: Happy New Year

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Monday, December 30, 2024
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.
More festive events are held

More festive events are held

More festive events are held

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Thursday, December 26, 2024
The Turkey Creek Christmas parade was held Saturday, December 21 at 11 a.m. It ended in Drouet Park were there were food booths, games and also drawings for free turkeys.
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Three are arrested for burglaries of vehicles, residences

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Thursday, December 26, 2024
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office has reported the arrest of three suspects for burglaries of vehicles and residences. In the early morning hours of December 5, an Evangeline Parish Sheriff's patrol deputy observed a suspicious vehicle in the 6400 block of Grand Prairie Rd., in Ville Platte.
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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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