LAFAYETTE - Courtney Bergeron Rasa, a 2015 Basile High School graduate, recently received a B.S. degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her degree is in Science with a concentration in Elementary Education for grades one through five. She has accepted a position at Glendale Elementary in Eunice with plans to complete her Master’s degree later.
The Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. For the children of this parish, it marks the start of summer vacation.
Krewe de Evangeline Coalition was started in June 2019 to curb underage drinking in Evangeline Parish. It has since bloomed into helping pre-teens, teens and young adults with mental health services and teaching life skills.
The beautiful statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary that graces the front lawn of the St. Augustine Church Rectory has been watching over the local church parish and the entire Basile community for 75 years. The story behind her erection here is rooted in American history as well as local history and is highly appropriate to share as we approach this Memorial Day weekend.
On January 6, 2021, a massive outpouring of supporters of President Donald Trump descended on Washington D.C. for a rally. The President invited his supporters to “peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard” at the U.S. Capitol. It did not matter that he did not call for violence, Congress impeached him anyway.
The U.S. Census Bureau released the national and state total population counts from the 2020 Census which is the first data released from that census. Louisiana’s 2020 Census total population is 4,657,757 which is a population growth of 2.7 percent compared to the population at the time of the 2010 census. (You can learn more and view data at https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-apportionment-data.html.)
VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home of Ville Platte for Suzanne Turner, 58, who passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Ville Platte.
Dear Editor, The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a bright light on the need to educate the public with facts to ensure that people can take the right measures to increase their chances of health and longevity. More than 570,000 lives have been lost – an unimaginable number.
Summer Reading is going to be a blast! In addition to all of the fun kids will have at all of the libraries in Evangeline Parish this June, we are going to have the Bar None Ranch Pony & Petting Zoo on site at the following locations with lots of animals to pet and a saddled horse for rides! The first location is Wednesday, June 9, at Ville Platte Main library from 2 to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, June 15, at the Turkey Creek Branch from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; and then the Mamou Branch from 2 to 4 p.m.; and the last location on Thursday, June 24, at the Basile Branch library from 10 a.m. to noon. So, if you can’t make it to one location, please visit one of the others. The calendar and all related summer reading information is posted on our website: www.evangelinelibraryorg.
VILLE PLATTE – Funeral services were held at an 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Saturday, May 22, 2021, for Verna G. Fontenot, 89, who passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family.