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Services are held for long-time officer

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor A long-time law enforcement officer, who has served the Ville Platte Police Department and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, passed away at the age of 69 on Saturday, August 3.
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Proposed tax for animal shelter is quashed

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor After several residents voiced their concerns on the proposed animal shelter tax during the Evangeline Parish Police Jury meeting, held August 5, President Bryan Vidrine asked for a motion to place the tax on the November 5, ballot.
BREAKING GROUND - (from left) Ronnie Landreneau, parish engineer; Faye Langley, Basile representative on the parish library board; Bill Fontenot, parish engineering firm; Sandra Salazar, parish library board; Mark Denette, Basile mayor; Rella Joseph, parish library board; Gaynell Coates, parish library board; Meg Placke, state library director; Wesley Saunders, asst. parish library manager; Sherry Bergeron, Basile library branch manager; and Suzie Lemoine, parish library co-manager.

BREAKING GROUND - (from left) Ronnie Landreneau, parish engineer; Faye Langley, Basile representative on the parish library board; Bill Fontenot, parish engineering firm; Sandra Salazar, parish library board; Mark Denette, Basile mayor; Rella Joseph, parish library board; Gaynell Coates, parish library board; Meg Placke, state library director; Wesley Saunders, asst. parish library manager; Sherry Bergeron, Basile library branch manager; and Suzie Lemoine, parish library co-manager.

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Foundation for the future

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor On Wednesday, July 31, at 10 a.m., the Basile community gathered for the ground-breaking ceremony of the new Basile branch of the Evangeline Parish Library.
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Workforce grows despite unemployment rate increase

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
Unemployment rates were up in the Tri-Parish area in June, but the workforce grew by 326 or 0.5% compared to June 2023. The Tri-Parish workforce in June totaled 69,281, up from 68,955 in June 2023, according to data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission on July 26.
Fr. Greg Downs, of St. Peter Catholic Church in Pine Prairie and St. Theresa Catholic Church in St. Landry, is pictured as he elevates the Blessed Sacrament during a recent Mass. (Photo courtesy of St. Peter St. Theresa)

Fr. Greg Downs, of St. Peter Catholic Church in Pine Prairie and St. Theresa Catholic Church in St. Landry, is pictured as he elevates the Blessed Sacrament during a recent Mass. (Photo courtesy of St. Peter St. Theresa)

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Fr. Downs, of St. Peter’s in Pine Prairie, passes away

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor Father Gregory Downs, of St. Peter Catholic Church in Pine Prairie and St. Theresa Catholic Church in St. Landry, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. He died at St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria at the age of 63.
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Nominees are announced for Chamber of Commerce awards

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
The Board of Directors of the Evangeline Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the nominees for this year's awards. The winners will be announced at the Chamber's Annual Awards Banquet, Thursday, September 19, at the Northside Civic Center in Ville Platte.
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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, August 8, 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: • Cawaskee H.
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The world is on fire thanks to Biden and Harris

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
When President Donald Trump left office, there was peace throughout the world. Today, there are ongoing wars in several regions of the world and other conflicts could escalate into war at any time.
POLICE JURY UPDATE GIVEN - Evangeline Parish Police Jury President Bryan Vidrine (center) addressed the July 30, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club with an update on the police jury. He is shown with Rotarian Rotary President Bob Manuel (left) and Rotarian Ronnie Landreneau (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

POLICE JURY UPDATE GIVEN - Evangeline Parish Police Jury President Bryan Vidrine (center) addressed the July 30, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club with an update on the police jury. He is shown with Rotarian Rotary President Bob Manuel (left) and Rotarian Ronnie Landreneau (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary: Vidrine shares update on police jury

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Monday, August 5, 2024
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Ronnie Landreneau welcomed Evangeline Parish Police Jury President Bryan Vidrine as the guest speaker for the July 30, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Vidrine gave an update on several ongoing and upcoming projects around the parish.
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