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MPD seeks suspect in attempted second degree murder

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Thursday, July 4, 2024
On March 20, around 10 p.m., a drive-by shooting took place near the 600 block of 7th street, by JD Bank, in Mamou. A brown Buick, occupied by four individuals, drove past teenagers walking home. Two of the teenagers were under the age of 14.
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Fontenot is elected president of Louisiana Farm Bureau

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Thursday, July 4, 2024
By: AVERY DAVIDSON and VERONICA MOSGROVE Louisiana Farm Bureau NEW ORLEANS — Richard Fontenot, a fourth-generation rice, soybean and crawfish farmer from Ville Platte, will serve as the 13th president of Louisiana Farm Bureau.
During the July 1, meeting of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury, Evangeline Parish Library System Co-Manager Suzy Lemoine (right) announced the bid has been awarded for the building of a new facility for the Basile branch of the Evangeline Parish Library, which will break ground in August. She is shown with, from left, Faye Langley (Basile board member), Sandra Salazar (library board president) and Sherry Bergeron (Basile branch manager). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

During the July 1, meeting of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury, Evangeline Parish Library System Co-Manager Suzy Lemoine (right) announced the bid has been awarded for the building of a new facility for the Basile branch of the Evangeline Parish Library, which will break ground in August. She is shown with, from left, Faye Langley (Basile board member), Sandra Salazar (library board president) and Sherry Bergeron (Basile branch manager). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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EPPJ hears audit report

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Thursday, July 4, 2024
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Casey Ardoin presented the Evangeline Parish Police Jury’s 2023-2024 audit review during the board’s July 1, meeting. He stated the jury had a very good year, noting the general fund has grown to $7,834,000, which is twice what the revenues were projected to be.
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Fire destroys home in Bayou Chicot

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Thursday, July 4, 2024
Firefighters from the Ward 5 Fire Department and other law enforcement personnel responded to a fire, on Monday, July 2, at a home belonging to James Forman, in Bayou Chicot. As of press time, on Wednesday, the cause of the fire was unknown, but it was believed to be an electrical fire.
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BESS O. FONTENOT

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Thursday, July 4, 2024
BESS O. FONTENOT March 31, 1925 – June 30, 2024 Ville Platte mourns the loss of a cherished community member, Bess O. Fontenot, who passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at the age of 99.
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Permitless Concealed Weapons law goes into effect today

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Thursday, July 4, 2024
(Editor’s Note: The following is a public service announcement from Sheriff Charles Guillory.) Evangeline Parish is a rural parish where many of us are raised to shoot guns and, of course, go hunting. Many have been shooting guns at an early age, and gun safety was always impressed upon our youth.
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Fireworks safety encouraged

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Thursday, July 4, 2024
BATON ROUGE – With fireworks tents and stands popping up across the state this week, the State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM) wants to encourage all Louisiana residents to not only be safe when using fireworks, but knowledgeable when buying them.
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Democratic Party cover-up exposed after Biden debacle

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Thursday, July 4, 2024
For five years, honest political commentators have been pointing out the obvious decline of Joe Biden. Physically, he has fallen off his bike, on stage and on the stairs of Air Force One numerous times.
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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, July 4, 2024
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
ECAA SERVICES DISCUSSED - ECAA Executive Director Carleen Bellard (center) shared the community outreach and services provided by ECAA throughout the parish with members of the Ville Platte Rotary Club during the group’s June 25, meeting. She is shown with Rotarian Mable Foreman (left) and Rotary President Bob Manuel (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

ECAA SERVICES DISCUSSED - ECAA Executive Director Carleen Bellard (center) shared the community outreach and services provided by ECAA throughout the parish with members of the Ville Platte Rotary Club during the group’s June 25, meeting. She is shown with Rotarian Mable Foreman (left) and Rotary President Bob Manuel (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary: Bellard discusses ECAA services

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Monday, July 1, 2024
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Mable Foreman welcomed Carleen Bellard, Executive Director of Evangeline Community Action Agency (ECAA), as the guest speaker for the June 25, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.
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