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At the Library

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Monday, November 11, 2024
The main library and all branches will be closed Monday, November 11, for Veterans Day to honor those who fought for the freedoms we enjoy today! Regular hours resume on Tuesday.
EPSO Arrests

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EPSO Arrests

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Monday, November 11, 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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VPPD Arrests

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Monday, November 11, 2024
The Ville Platte Police Department reported the following recent bookings into the city jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
4-H OPPORTUNITIES SHARED - Evangeline Parish 4-H Agent Madison Latour visited the November 5, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. She is shown with Rotarian Dr. Kirk Soileau (left) and Rotary President Bob Manuel (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

4-H OPPORTUNITIES SHARED - Evangeline Parish 4-H Agent Madison Latour visited the November 5, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. She is shown with Rotarian Dr. Kirk Soileau (left) and Rotary President Bob Manuel (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary: Agent Madison Latour shares passion for 4-H program

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Monday, November 11, 2024
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Dr. Kirk Soileau invited Evangeline Parish LSU AgCenter Assistant Extension Agent Madison Latour to be the guest speaker at the November 5, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.
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Trump, Johnson overwhelmingly carry parish

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Thursday, November 7, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor In parish wide elections, Republican former president, Donald Trump, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson overwhelmingly received majority votes.
Rhea’s Specialty Meats, in Basile, is pictured after being impacted by a tornado on Tuesday, November 5. (LSN photo by Darrel LeJeune)

Rhea’s Specialty Meats, in Basile, is pictured after being impacted by a tornado on Tuesday, November 5. (LSN photo by Darrel LeJeune)

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Tornado strikes Basile

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Thursday, November 7, 2024
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor On Tuesday, November 5, at approximately 8 a.m., an F1 tornado tore through the meat preparation room of Rhea’s Specialty Meats and Smokehouse, located on the north side of Highway 190 just west of Basile’s town limits.
RENOVATION PLANS ANNOUNCED

RENOVATION PLANS ANNOUNCED

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SMC announces $25.5 million renovation project

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Thursday, November 7, 2024
Savoy Medical Center is thrilled to announce a $25.5 million renovation project, managed by Kent Design Build and designed by Moliere Chappuis.
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JUDY VERRETTE RIDER

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Thursday, November 7, 2024
VILLE PLATTE - Judy Verrette Rider, 76, a beloved resident of Ville Platte, passed peacefully on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home. Memorial services were held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday November 6, 2024, at North Eunice Baptist Church.
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