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Jeanne Solis, Folk Roots executive director, center, explores questions about culture with from left, Pete Hobbie, of West Virginia, and Jo Vidrine, program and artistic director of Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week at Lakeview Park & Beach, north of Eunice off La. 13. (LSN photo by Harlan Kirgan)

Jeanne Solis, Folk Roots executive director, center, explores questions about culture with from left, Pete Hobbie, of West Virginia, and Jo Vidrine, program and artistic director of Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week at Lakeview Park & Beach, north of Eunice off La. 13. (LSN photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Balfa Week is a time to explore culture, music

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Monday, March 25, 2024
By: HARLAN KIRGAN LSN Editor The scene at Lakeview Park & Beach from outside the barn is a green field with cattle in the distance. The sound is musical In the barn and outside Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week participants appear engaged with the program, each other or just being there.
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Grounds for malfeasance are heard in Mamou

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Monday, March 25, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor During a special meeting of the Mamou Town Council, on Thursday, March 21, certified public accountant Mike Johnson reviewed expenses in comparison to the 2024 police budget.
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Public input is heard on proposed tax exemption for Bayou Chicot Solar

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Monday, March 25, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor Before the Evangeline Parish Police Jury voted to table the proposed 15-year 75% tax exemption for Bayou Chicot Solar, LLC, during its special meeting on Tuesday, March 19, the public had an opportunity to raise concerns on the matter.
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ROBERT PAUL HELMER

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Monday, March 25, 2024
Robert “Bobby” Helmer passed away peacefully on Friday, March 15, 2024, surrounded by his beloved family. A celebration of life will be hosted by Bayou Chicot United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 30, 2024, with visitation beginning at 9 am until the time of the service at 11 a.m.
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At the Library

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Monday, March 25, 2024
We'll begin this last week of March on Monday, 25 with another fun Chair Exercise session at 10:30 a.m. Please come early to get a chair! Our big news this week is the ribbon cutting event on Tuesday, March 26, at 11 a.m.
MEMBERS LEARN ABOUT ARCHAEOLOGY RESEARCH - Shown, from left, Rotarian Nicole Wenger, Louisiana State Archaeologist Samuel Huey and Rotary President Brian Ardoin. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

MEMBERS LEARN ABOUT ARCHAEOLOGY RESEARCH - Shown, from left, Rotarian Nicole Wenger, Louisiana State Archaeologist Samuel Huey and Rotary President Brian Ardoin. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary: Importance of archaeological research shared

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Monday, March 25, 2024
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Nicole Wenger welcomed Samuel Huey, a Louisiana State Archaeologist, as the guest speaker for the March 19, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.
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EPSO Arrests

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Monday, March 25, 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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Heritage Manor News: Jaundice

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Monday, March 25, 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.
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Minister’s Corner: Put your confidence in God

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Monday, March 25, 2024
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance The psalmist says in Psalm 95:4-5 (KJV), “In His hands are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is His also. The sea is His, and He made it; and His hands formed the dry land.
From left are Ville Platte Elementary Assistant Principal Davis Ardoin and Principal Katrina Ardoin, Superintendent Darwan Lazard, Louisiana Middle School Teacher of the Year Semifinalist Jessica Capseta, Teacher of the Year Coordinator Grace Sibley, Elementary Supervisor Cherie Fontenot, and Assistant Superintendent Mike Lombas. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

From left are Ville Platte Elementary Assistant Principal Davis Ardoin and Principal Katrina Ardoin, Superintendent Darwan Lazard, Louisiana Middle School Teacher of the Year Semifinalist Jessica Capseta, Teacher of the Year Coordinator Grace Sibley, Elementary Supervisor Cherie Fontenot, and Assistant Superintendent Mike Lombas. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Capseta is state semifinalist

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) announced the 67 educators advancing one step closer to being named the state’s best.
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