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Early voting is set for upcoming election

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

Early voting for the April 27 election will begin Saturday, April 13, and end on Saturday, April 20. Early voting will not be conducted on Sunday, April 14. Early voting will be conducted at the registrar’s office between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Trump pays respects while Biden displays disrespect

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

Last Thursday night, President Joe Biden joined former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton at a glitzy New York City fundraiser. The event raised over $26 million from 5,000 donors, breaking campaign records.

UPDATE ON BROADBAND SERVICE GIVEN - LUS Interim Fiber Director Jeffery Stewart and Chief Engineer Eric Grimmet presented an update on fiber optic Internet services coming to Ville Platte starting in April. Shown, from left are Ville Platte Mayor and Rotarian Ryan Leday Williams, Grimmet, Stewart, Rotary President Brian Ardoin and Ville Platte City Clerk/Secretary-Treasurer Donald Bergeron. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Ville Platte Rotary: Update given on broadband services coming to Ville Platte

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Monday, April 1, 2024

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian and Ville Platte Mayor Ryan Leday Williams welcomed LUS (Lafayette Utilities Systems) Fiber Interim Director and Electricity, Water and Sewer Director Jeffery Stewart and Chief Engineer Eric Grimmet as the guest speakers for the March 26, meeting of the...

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Fontenot pleads guilty as jury selection begins

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Monday, April 1, 2024

Evangeline Parish District Attorney Trent Brignac announced Richard Martin Fontenot pleaded guilty to one count of battery of a dating partner by strangulation after the district attorney’s office prevailed in a series of pretrial motions. Richard was arrested September 19, 2023.

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DOTD set to begin La. Hwy 106 project

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Monday, April 1, 2024

EVANGELINE PARISH - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that beginning Tuesday, April 2, 2024 construction will begin on an $8.5 million dollar project on La. 106 from La. 10 to La. 13 in Evangeline Parish.

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Economic impact of Bayou Chicot Solar is shared

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Monday, April 1, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor Eric Wedesky, senior manager, project development, of ibV Energy Partners, has shared a report from the LSU Center for Energy Services that details the economic implications of Bayou Chicot Solar for the State of Louisiana and Evangeline Parish.

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At the Library

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Monday, April 1, 2024

The Library Board of Directors and staff extend warm wishes to our patrons around the parish for a happy, healthy, Easter Celebration! On Monday, April 1, the main library will host a Chair Exercise program at 10:30 a.m. in the multipurpose room.

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EPSO Arrests

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Monday, April 1, 2024

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. • Joseph Farrell Guillory, 46, Mamou, was arrested March 26, 2024, by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office for possession of schedule II CDS.

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Heritage Manor News: Happy Easter

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Monday, April 1, 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.) Happy Easter to everyone from all of us at Heritage Manor.

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Minister’s Corner: Jesus is alive

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Monday, April 1, 2024

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance Throughout history, there have been those who have said the enemies of our Lord Jesus Christ spirited His body away after His internment in the tomb.

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