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Wire fraud results in loss of $220K+
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By: TONY MARKS
Editor
A recent audit of the Savoy Medical Management Group Inc.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
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Task force arrests Perkins on drug, gun charges
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Upon the completion of a lengthy investigation into a residence of illegal activity, on August 6, the recently formed Narcotics Task Force, that includes narcotic agents and SWAT members from Evangeline and Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office, executed a no-knock search warrant on the 500 block of East...
Thursday, August 29, 2024
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National Rice Month Scholarship announced
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September is National Rice Month, a time to celebrate the harvest of the small but mighty grain that has captivated Americans’ hearts and stomachs for more than 300 years.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
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Schedule is released for Cajun Music Festival; Ancelet is honoree
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The band schedule for the 51st annual Mamou Cajun Music Festival is completed.
The schedule is as follows:
Friday, September 13
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Cajun
Strong avec Jason Babineaux
8:30 p.m. -10:30 p.m. Wayne Toups, Jamey Bearb and Cajun Friends
Saturday, September 14
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
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MARK LATIGUE
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VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at St. John Baptist Church, in Ville Platte, for Mr. Mark Martin Latigue, 93, who entered eternal rest on Monday, August 26, 2024, in Baton Rouge.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 31, 2024, from 1 p.m.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
EPSO Arrests
EPSO Arrests
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The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
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The corrupt media are rabid Democrat stenographers
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The American media were not always utterly biased. Decades ago, most reporters aimed for objectivity. Unfortunately, in the last fifty years, the media have increasingly become tools of the Democratic Party.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles Music Lineup released
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LAFAYETTE – Festivals Acadiens et Créoles announced the music lineup for the 50th annual three-day FREE Cajun and Zydeco music festival, which will take place Friday, Oct. 11, Saturday, Oct. 12, and Sunday, Oct. 13, at Girard Park in Lafayette.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS DISCUSSED - Ville Platte Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams (left) addressed the August 20, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club with an update on crime prevention plans. He is shown with Rotary President Bob Manuel (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)
Ville Platte Rotary: Mayor shares plans for crime prevention
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By: HEATHER BOGARD
Associate Editor
Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams addressed members of the Ville Platte Rotary Club during the group’s meeting held Tuesday, August 20.
Monday, August 26, 2024
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Police Jury seeks AG opinion on solar farms
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By: TONY MARKS
Editor
Following recommendations from the parish’s newly created solar panel advisory board on amendments to the ordinance, a solar panel company is threatening litigation against the parish.
Monday, August 26, 2024