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LUKE ADAM SOILEAU

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Thursday, December 19, 2024

LUKE ADAM SOILEAU February 6, 1990 - December 14, 2024 VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Luke Adam Soileau, who passed away December 14, 2024, will take place at a 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte today, December 19, 2024.

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Thursday, December 19, 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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The last gasp of the legacy media

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Thursday, December 19, 2024

After years of receiving abusive and unfair treatment from the legacy media, it must have been especially satisfying for President Donald Trump when a biased broadcast news network, ABC News, was forced to pay a price for their lies.

Juliane Mahoney (left) and Renee Reed (right), of The Holiday Playgirls, perform during the French meeting held Tuesday, December 10. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Evangeline Parish Police Jury conducts annual meeting en français

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor Music filled the Evangeline Parish Police Jury meeting room as elected officials and other guests from across the parish gathered for the police jury’s annual French meeting on Tuesday, December 10.

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Emergency ambulance service in Mamou is addressed

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Council member Derrell “Sheaky” Thomas, during the December 11, meeting of the Mamou Town Council, addressed emergency ambulance service for the Town of Mamou.

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At the Library

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

The Ville Platte main library programs for the week of December 15 are the following: Chair Exercise at 10 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; on Tuesday, we have our French Talk at 1 p.m. and, at 2 p.m.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser speaks at Monday’s regional summit on litter held at LSUE. (LSN photos by Harlan Kirgan)

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Summit confronts state’s litter problem

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

By: HARLAN KIRGAN LSN Editor Some $91 million is spent cleaning up litter in Louisiana every year, according to Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, who highlighted a eight-parish regional summit on litter Monday at LSUE.

Mamou hosts a Winter wonderland

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Thursday, December 12, 2024

Because of rainy weather, the Pine Prairie and Mamou Christmas parades were cancelled this past weekend.

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Guillory is elected chief of police

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Thursday, December 12, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor By almost a two vote to one difference, Shane Guillory was elected chief of police in Pine Prairie after a runoff election was held on Saturday, December 7. Guillory received 68% of the vote over his challenger, Gilbert J. Bordelon, who received 32% of the vote.

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