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Lamke is presented CFA philanthropy award

During a cocktail reception held Tuesday, September 29, at The Hatchery in Vidrine, Connie Acosta Lamke, of The Acosta Foundation, was presented with the 2021 Leaders in Philanthropy Award for Evan

MARILYN REED ARDOIN

Marilyn Reed Ardoin, 90, passed away peacefully at her home in Breaux Bridge on September 25, 2021.
A private family remembrance will be held at a later date.

JAMES DAVID MANUEL

MAMOU – Funeral services were held at 11 a.m.

At the Library

Whooping Cranes! Once thriving, whooping cranes are now the rarest species of crane and North America's most endangered native bird.

ALLEN JOSEPH MONIER

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

The galloping Frenchwoman

Galloping around a dirt track while trying to collect rings with a lance is a Ville Platte tradition that dates back to the mid 20th Century when the Tournoi was revived after being brought over by

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RUBY O’CONNOR DEVILLE

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Ms. Ruby O’Connor Deville, 92, will be held today, September 30, 2021, at 12 p.m. at Our Lady, Queen of All Saints Catholic Church. Ms.