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Felon is in jail for firearms

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Monday, May 13, 2024

Detectives with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office, on May 1, assisted Probation and Parole with a compliance check on Von Dale Ashford (DOB: February 22, 1982), who is a convicted felon under Probation and Parole supervision.

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Convictions continue

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Monday, May 13, 2024

As per Evangeline Parish District Attorney Trent Brignac numerous convictions were had in the months of March and April as part of the regularly scheduled criminal dockets.

HERITAGE MANOR UPDATE GIVEN - Shown, from left, are Rotarian Patricia Duplechin, Rotarian and Heritage Manor Nursing Home Administrator Trey Prudhomme and Rotary President Brian Ardoin. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary: Prudhomme gives update on Heritage Manor

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Monday, May 13, 2024

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Patricia Duplechin welcomed Trey Prudhomme, administrator of Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte, as the guest speaker for the May 7, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.

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Bid for new parish jail is accepted

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

(Editor’s Note: The following was submitted by Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory.) The coming of the new Evangeline Parish Detention Center Jail Complex has been a very long process.

From left are Superintendent Darwan Lazard, Chataignier Elementary Principal Leslie DesHotels, and Elementary Teacher of the Year Jennifer Beth Brown. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Teachers of the year are honored at ceremony

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Staff Report Teachers from across Evangeline Parish who soar high in nurturing excellence every day on school campuses were honored at the annual Teacher of the Year Ceremony held Tuesday, May 7, at Ville Platte High School.

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Solar panels hot topic at special meeting

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Following the regular meeting of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury held Monday, May 6, members of the Faubourg area called a special meeting with the jury to discuss their concerns regarding the proposed Evangeline Parish solar farm coming to their residential...

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Sewerage service in parish is addressed

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor During the monthly meeting of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury held Monday, May 6, Ben Hunter with National Water Infrastructure Inc. (NWI) addressed the jury regarding sewerage service to the parish.

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Rider is arrested for 372 counts of CDS possession

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Ville Platte native, Billi Matte Rider, faces 372 counts of possession of CDS schedule II less than two grams in Rapides Parish. She was arrested on May 1. Initially, her bond was set at $558 thousand, but it was reduced to $93 thousand. Rider then bonded out of jail on May 2.

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BETTY FONTENOT WIGGINS

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

A Mass of Christian Burial was held for Mrs. Betty Fontenot Wiggins, 94, of Ville Platte, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Burial followed in the Evangeline Memorial Mausoleum. A lifelong resident of Ville Platte, Mrs.

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No satisfaction with stone age celebrities

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Why can’t singers just sing, and actors just act? Why do they always have to enter the realm of politics? It is an area very few celebrities are knowledgeable about and most just spew ridiculous left-wing talking points.

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