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HERMAN PAUL DARDEAU JR.

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

VILLE PLATTE - Herman Paul Dardeau Jr., a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and proud veteran, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2024, at the age of 79, at Mercy Regional Medical Center.

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STEPHEN PAUL “STEVE” VIDRINE

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

Our beloved brother, Stephen Paul “Steve” Vidrine, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2024, with his Rosary held tightly in his hand. Steve’s cremains will be laid to rest with his parents at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, in Morrow.

EPSO Arrests

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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

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

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Save America first and the world later

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

On every airplane before departure, flight attendants share important safety protocols with passengers. For example, “Should an emergency situation occur, you need to put your own oxygen mask on first, before attempting to help those around you.

EPSD school teachers of the year prepare for district competition

EPSD teachers S.H.I.N.E.

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Monday, September 30, 2024

Teachers and trainers from across the Evangeline Parish School District met for their annual mandatory Teacher of the Year training.

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Speaker DeVillier upbeat about state’s direction

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Monday, September 30, 2024

By: HARLAN KIRGAN LSN Editor Louisiana House Speaker Phillip DeVillier is upbeat about the change that has occurred in the state’s direction. Reached by phone, DeVillier said he was on the road to visit legislators.

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At the Library

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Monday, September 30, 2024

We are thrilled that October is about to arrive! Our Library Fall Fest is in a few weeks, on Saturday, October 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and we want to begin promoting all the authors, vendors, performers, and community partners that, as of today, will be there!

ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON VISITS ROTARY CLUB - Orthopedic surgeon Stuart Schexnayder addressed the September 24, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Shown, from left, are Rotarian Steve Phillips, Paul Schexnayder, Stuart Schexnayder and Rotary President Bob Manuel (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary: Schexnayder discusses orthopedics

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Monday, September 30, 2024

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Steve Phillips invited orthopedic surgeon Dr. Stuart Schexnayder to be the guest speaker at the September 24, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Dr.

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Minister’s Corner: A fortress of solitude

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Monday, September 30, 2024

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance When life overwhelms us, we may be like the intoxicated man who walked into a telephone pole, backed off, circled around and hit it again, then again. After the fourth try, he stopped. “Trapped,” he said, “in an impenetrable forest.

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Heritage Manor News: Hummingbirds

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Monday, September 30, 2024

(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.) Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae.

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