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Council approves water project resolution

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor The Ville Platte City Council, during a special meeting held Monday, February 26, approved a resolution to apply for funds through the 2024 Community Water Enrichment Fund Grant Program. As Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams explained, the grant is for up to $50 thousand.
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America reaching open border boiling point

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
In a survey of South Carolina Republican primary voters conducted by Edison Research, 37% of voters claimed that immigration was the most important issue, followed by 33% who listed the economy as the most pressing concern.
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Lines are down

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Ville Platte Gazette Internet and phone lines are down.
From left are Superintendent Darwan Lazard, 12th grade student of the year Daisy Berzas, and Assistant Superintendent Michael Lombas.

From left are Superintendent Darwan Lazard, 12th grade student of the year Daisy Berzas, and Assistant Superintendent Michael Lombas.

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Students of the year are celebrated

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Monday, February 26, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor The Evangeline Parish School District celebrated some of its best and brightest during the annual Student of the Year Banquet held Thursday, February 22, at the Ville Platte Civic Center. The district’s 12th grade student of the year is Daisy Berzas, of Basile High School.
Members of the Sacred Heart Lady Trojan basketball team, including Taylor Darbonne, Olivia Tate, Ava Johnson, and Rose Ardoin, celebrate after advancing to the state semi-finals in Hammond. (Gazette photos by Rhett Manuel)

Members of the Sacred Heart Lady Trojan basketball team, including Taylor Darbonne, Olivia Tate, Ava Johnson, and Rose Ardoin, celebrate after advancing to the state semi-finals in Hammond. (Gazette photos by Rhett Manuel)

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Ladies’ night

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Monday, February 26, 2024
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Adversity and hardship can be a ruthless but effective teacher. No one wants to take the road less traveled. But the end result is so rewarding. The Sacred Heart Lady Trojans basketball program has been through the wilderness with this group of seniors.
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In-lieu tax proposition to be on April ballot

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Monday, February 26, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor Following the merger of the Ward 5 Fire Protection District and the Lone Pine Fire District, the boundaries were changed to include the entire area. However, the funding mechanisms remained separate. As a result, an in-lieu tax proposal will be on the April 27 ballot.
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Affordable housing project begins in Ville Platte

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Monday, February 26, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor Through the collaboration of for-profit and non-profit organizations, funds are being spent to clear several blighted properties located on Hickory Street, in Ville Platte, and to build new affordable homes for families.
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At the Library

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Monday, February 26, 2024
This cold weather calls for a listing of a few new books to snuggle up with: Fiction- The Manor House – Be careful What You Wish For by Gilly Macmillan, Obsession by Stuart Woods and Brett Battles, The Ball at Versailles by Danielle Steel, The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen, and The Girl in the...
HISTORY OF ORPHAN TRAIN PRESENTED - Shown, from left, are Rotarians Peter Strawitz, James Douget, Martha Aubert and Rotary President Brian Ardoin.Douget and Aubert with the Orphan Train Museum talked about the history of the Orphan Train. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard).

HISTORY OF ORPHAN TRAIN PRESENTED - Shown, from left, are Rotarians Peter Strawitz, James Douget, Martha Aubert and Rotary President Brian Ardoin.Douget and Aubert with the Orphan Train Museum talked about the history of the Orphan Train. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard).

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Ville Platte Rotary: History of Orphan Train shared

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Monday, February 26, 2024
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Peter Strawitz welcomed Martha Aubert, president of the Orphan Train Museum in Opelousas, and James Douget, board member, as the guest speakers for the February 20, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.
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Heritage Manor News: Valentine royalty announced

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Monday, February 26, 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.) We are proud to announce our 2024 Nursing Home Valentine King and Queen.
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