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Pictured from left are David Domingue, senior sales representative of LUS Fiber; Rotarian Beau Wilson; Scott Prather, public relations manager of LUS Fiber; and Rotary President Bob Manuel. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Pictured from left are David Domingue, senior sales representative of LUS Fiber; Rotarian Beau Wilson; Scott Prather, public relations manager of LUS Fiber; and Rotary President Bob Manuel. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Rotary connects with fiber representatives

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Monday, December 23, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor At its final meeting of 2024, the Rotary Club of Ville Platte met with representatives from LUS Fiber. Public Relations Manager Scott Prather said the Lafayette based company wants “to give back in various ways.
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Update is provided on sewer system project

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Monday, December 23, 2024
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Engineer Ronnie Landreneau gave an update on the Wyble Subdivision project during the December 16 meeting of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury. He said the work is substantially complete and all that is left to do is build the fence.
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Basile residents are cited for migratory bird violations

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Monday, December 23, 2024
By: ADAM EINCK LDWF Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited two subjects for alleged migratory game bird violations in Allen Parish on Dec. 6.
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Body is located

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Sunday, December 22, 2024
Law enforcement officers have found a body located in a wooded area near the Martin Luther King Center in Ville Platte. The matter remains under investigation, and officers are awaiting the results of an autopsy. More information will be released once it becomes available.
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Law enforcement investigates shooting of VP chief

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Friday, December 20, 2024
Law enforcement agents are investigating after an alleged accidental shooting wounded Ville Platte Chief of Police Al Perry Thomas and two other individuals. More information will be released as it becomes available.
Ville Platte, Pine Prairie hold Christmas parades

Ville Platte, Pine Prairie hold Christmas parades

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Ville Platte, Pine Prairie hold Christmas parades

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Thursday, December 19, 2024
The City of Ville Platte held its Christmas parade on Sunday, December 15. The day began with Cookies and Milk with Santa and Mrs. Claus at city hall, and the parade began at 5:30 p.m.
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Funeral is set for today for Soileau

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Thursday, December 19, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor Funeral services are set for today, December 19, at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church for Luke Soileau, the regional manager of Progressive Tractor and Implement Company (PTI). Soileau passed away on Saturday, December 14.
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Skinner’s court hearing is reset

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Thursday, December 19, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor A court hearing to declare the Evangeline Parish School Board District 8 seat vacant was reset after the defendant, Wanda Skinner, was not present in court.
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Missing juvenile is reported

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Thursday, December 19, 2024
Ville Platte Chief of Police A. Perry Thomas reported on the recent disappearance of 16-year-old Dajavon Wilson, a Mamou resident who reportedly went missing from Ville Platte. Wilson was reported missing by his family on Saturday, December 14, 2024.
Newly elected president of the Evangeline Economic Development Authority, Opal Andrus, is pictured in the center as she presides over the inaugural meeting on Monday, December 16. Also pictured are newly elected secretary, Raquel Manuel on the left and Acting Secretary Dr. Gwen Fontenot on the right. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Newly elected president of the Evangeline Economic Development Authority, Opal Andrus, is pictured in the center as she presides over the inaugural meeting on Monday, December 16. Also pictured are newly elected secretary, Raquel Manuel on the left and Acting Secretary Dr. Gwen Fontenot on the right. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Parish’s economic authority meets, elects officers

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Thursday, December 19, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor The newly created Evangeline Economic Development Authority held its inaugural meeting on Monday, December 16, and elected officers.
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