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Medicaid cuts could reduce health care access for many of the state’s Native Americans

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

By: DAKOTA LASZLO LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE – New Medicaid rules requiring recipients to work and reverify coverage every six months will disproportionately affect the 85% of Native Americans living in Louisiana, tribal leaders and Indigenous experts say.

Dresses are donated to local girls

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Dads & Kids, along with the City of Ville Platte, X’Cellence Events, LLC, and the Bulldog Sports Lounge, LLC held an event, where local girls received dresses, at the Martin Luther King Center in Ville Platte. The dresses were donated by the Butterfly Effect of Acadiana.

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The Epstein mystery takes a new turn

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The body of prison inmate and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was discovered on the morning of August 10, 2019, in the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Manhattan. Despite U.S.

SEMINARIAN FORMATION DISCUSSED - Father Alex Lancon (center) was the guest speaker for the March 24, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. He is shown with Rotarian Steve Phillips (left) and Rotary President Beau Wilson (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Ville Platte Rotary:

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Steve Phillips welcomed Father Alex Lancon, Associate Pastor at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, as the guest speaker for the March 24, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.

The Fontenot farm runs on a small staff, with most of the fishing done by family members themselves. (LSN photo by Alena Maschke)

Between the levees, hopes for a long crawfish season emerge

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Thursday, March 26, 2026

By: ALENA MASCHKE Louisiana Farm and Ranch As Scotty Fontenot of Ville Platte drives his boat across one of his family’s crawfish fields, the water in front of him is clear to the ground, a sign that the crawfish aren’t quite moving yet. “We see crawfish, but it’s slow,” he says.

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Dardeau proves to be a team captain

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Thursday, March 26, 2026

By: FRANK LEGATO GGB Magazine Like many in our industry, Brandon Dardeau didn’t originally anticipate a career in casino operations.

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Wood pellet wishes clash with anti-carbon storage proposals

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Thursday, March 26, 2026

By: ELISE PLUNK Louisiana Illuminator Legislation to expand wood pellet manufacturing in Louisiana is gaining traction despite concerns over the industry’s connection to underground carbon storage, which has attracted a growing number of critics among state lawmakers.

Bieber, others win top honors

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Thursday, March 26, 2026

These junior Angus members won top honors in senior showmanship at the 2026 Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter Livestock Show’s Junior Angus Show, Feb. 20 in Gonzales, La.

EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, March 26, 2026

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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City is approved for funding

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Thursday, March 26, 2026

Baton Rouge —On Thursday, March 19, the Louisiana State Bond Commission approved election applications for the following parishes: Acadia, Assumption, Bossier, Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Evangeline, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lafourche, Livingston, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, St.

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