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SHANE DUPRE

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Monday, June 3, 2024
VILLE PLATTE - Shane Dupre, 56, of Ville Platte, passed at his residence on Sunday, May 26, 2024. Born on March 8, 1968, Shane was a beloved husband, father, son, and brother. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2024, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church.
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At the Library

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Monday, June 3, 2024
On, Monday, June 3, at 4 p.m., the main library in Ville Platte will host a special kick-off event with award winning author Dr. Phyllis Donatto.
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Heritage Manor News: Hearing impairments

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Monday, June 3, 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.) Hearing loss is a common problem caused by loud music, aging, diseases and genetic variations.
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Minister’s Corner: Relying on the Holy Spirit

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Monday, June 3, 2024
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance Many Christians, in their earnestness to win souls for Christ, are ministering in the power of the fleshly nature rather than the anointing of the spirit of God. Their spirit is emanating from desire, from emotion.
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Capseta is one of three state finalists

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Thursday, May 30, 2024
Jessica Capseta, a fourth-and-fifth-grade French Immersion educator at Ville Platte Elementary School, was announced State Teacher of the Year Finalist live during the Teacher Leader Summit opening session held in New Orleans on Tuesday.
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Soileau, WWII vet, passes away at 101

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Thursday, May 30, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor With under four months to go before his 102nd birthday, local World War II veteran Alvin J. Soileau passed away on Thursday, May 21. According to his obituary, Soileau was born in 1922 in an area of St. Landry Parish referred to as “Go Yo-Ville.
From left are Assistant Superintendent Mike Lombas, Bayou Chicot Elementary Principal Kim Soileau, State Senator Heather Cloud, former Evangeline Parish School Board Member Peggy Forman, Superintendent Darwan Lazard, Cyndi Forman with Skylar Forman, Danni O’Neill, Evangeline Parish School Board Member Monica Andrus, and Evangeline Parish School Board President Bobby Hamlin. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

From left are Assistant Superintendent Mike Lombas, Bayou Chicot Elementary Principal Kim Soileau, State Senator Heather Cloud, former Evangeline Parish School Board Member Peggy Forman, Superintendent Darwan Lazard, Cyndi Forman with Skylar Forman, Danni O’Neill, Evangeline Parish School Board Member Monica Andrus, and Evangeline Parish School Board President Bobby Hamlin. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Forman Multipurpose Building is dedicated on the campus of Bayou Chicot Elementary

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Thursday, May 30, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor Members of the Evangeline Parish School District, members of the Bayou Chicot community, and other honored guests were on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony of the newly constructed Forman Multipurpose Building on the campus of Bayou Chicot Elementary.
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Thursday, May 30, 2024
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Our President, the pathological liar

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Thursday, May 30, 2024
On Saturday, President Joe Biden gave the commencement address to graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point. In his speech, Biden once again lied about receiving an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Executive Director of Evangeline Community Action Agency , Inc., Carleen Bellard (left) accepts a $1 million grant from HUD Office of Lead and Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Dr. Taneka Blue, and HUD New Orleans field office director Sylvia Purvis (right). (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Executive Director of Evangeline Community Action Agency , Inc., Carleen Bellard (left) accepts a $1 million grant from HUD Office of Lead and Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Dr. Taneka Blue, and HUD New Orleans field office director Sylvia Purvis (right). (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Older Adult Home Modification grant is presented to ECAA

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor Evangeline Community Action Agency, Inc, was presented with a check in the amount of $1 million as part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Older Adult Home Modification Grant Program. The check was presented on Wednesday, May 22, at the St.
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