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VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services were held at a 1 p.m.

Cella Fontenot was born July 6, 1961, in Ville Platte. After becoming a photo specialist, she moved to Texas City, Texas, and began working for Walgreens.

Dameon Lloyd Sims, 58 went to be with the Lord on November 23, 2021.

MAMOU – Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Mamou today, December 2, 2021, for Mercedes McGoldrick, 81, who passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021.

I have an appreciation for kickers. I guess it’s because Sacred Heart never really had one.

Lucian McKinney Jr., founder and pastor of House of Deliverance Worship Center in Ville Platte, assumed the role of bishop at an Episcopal Consecration held on Sunday, November 14.

Here’s a super, big thank you to Cabot Corporation for gifting a brand new Little Free Library to the main library in Ville Platte!

Ville Platte Elementary School recently announced its honor students for the first nine weeks grading period as follows:
First Grade:

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons:

(Editor’s Note: The comments from Garland Forman were added by Ville Platte Gazette editor Tony Marks.)