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VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services will be held at a 1 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady, Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Friday, May 21, 2021, for Anna Foret, 97, who passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Opelousas.
Buddy Roemer, who rode a message of reform in the 1987 governor’s race to vault over three challengers and “slay the dragon” — scandal-torn three-time Gov. Edwin Edwards — but who lost reelection four years later to the same rival, died Monday in Baton Rouge.
The Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. For the children of this parish, it marks the start of summer vacation.
The sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” will be heard across the parish beginning tonight as public schools hold their graduation ceremonies. The festivities begin at 7 p.m.
Principal Helana Francois will award 46 diplomas and other special awards and scholarships to members of the Basile High School Class of 2021 in commencement exercises at McFarlain Memorial Gym on Friday, May 21, at 5 p.m. with limited seating as per COVID-19 restrictions.
Piper Redlich crowns the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary during the traditional May crowning ceremony held at St. Augustine Catholic Church on Saturday, May 8.
Lainey Soileau receives the Bearcat Pride Award and Scholarship from Nicki Chaumont, Basile’s representative on the Evangeline Parish School Board, during the recent Athletic Awards Night held at BHS. Soileau is a four sport athlete and the first female to win this award. She has been a cheerleader, basketball player, track and field team member, and golfer for the Bearcats throughout high school.
The Basile mayor and town council handled mostly police business during the May 10 meeting of the town’s officials. Chief of Police Allen Ivory, Jr., requested an emergency purchase of six new police radios for his department for a total of approximately $15,000.
For the first time in nearly two decades, capital improvement projects are coming to school campuses across Evangeline Parish following approval from the parish school board at its meeting held Wednesday, May 5.