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Santa begins trial run though parish this week

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor As Santa Claus prepares to make his way on Christmas Eve, he will make a trial run through Evangeline Parish while riding atop fire trucks in the various Christmas parades. The parades begin Saturday, December 2, in Pine Prairie, at 4 p.m. Lineup is at 3:30 p.m.
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JOHN BAQUET

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
“Let us endeavor to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” - Mark Twain “I shall not die of a cold, my son. I shall die of having lived.” - Willa Cather  In the early morning of November 25, 2023, John Baquet passed away in his home surrounded by his family in Baton Rouge.
Matt Baker, president of Heroes Everywhere Animal Rescue (HEAR) poses with Tinker, one of the 60 plus rescues left in the Bakers’ care.

Matt Baker, president of Heroes Everywhere Animal Rescue (HEAR) poses with Tinker, one of the 60 plus rescues left in the Bakers’ care.

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From the ashes

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Gretta Ardoin.) The cessation of Every Paw Animal Rescue does not mean the overpopulation of dogs in Evangeline Parish has been resolved.
EVANGELINE PARISH LIBRARIES SUPPORTING CASA TOY DRIVE - (left to right) Angie Henry of the Pine Prairie branch, Ruth Stanley and Gigi Fontenot of the Mamou branch; Sherry Bergeron, Basile branch; Amy King, Turkey Creek branch; Keisha Ford, Jane Vidrine, and Patricia Harris, all of the main library in Ville Platte, and Rebecca Leger, Basile branch.

EVANGELINE PARISH LIBRARIES SUPPORTING CASA TOY DRIVE - (left to right) Angie Henry of the Pine Prairie branch, Ruth Stanley and Gigi Fontenot of the Mamou branch; Sherry Bergeron, Basile branch; Amy King, Turkey Creek branch; Keisha Ford, Jane Vidrine, and Patricia Harris, all of the main library in Ville Platte, and Rebecca Leger, Basile branch.

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Parish Library is assisting CASA toy drive

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor The public libraries across Evangeline Parish are assisting CASA of St. Landry-Evangeline in collecting toys for foster children this Christmas season.
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EPSO holds second annual toy drive

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff Office is collecting new toys and/or monetary donations for the needy children in our parish. Please drop off the toys or donations at 415 W. Cotton Street in Ville Platte.
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The Marks Post: Aztec or nah?

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
The Knights Templar was a religious order that was created in the 1100s. Their claim to fame was recapturing the Holy Land and their subsequent involvement in the Crusades. However, about two centuries later, scandal surrounded the Templars causing the order to become virtually extinct.
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Mayorkas wins 2023 Turkey of the Year Award

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
It is an annual tradition on our Ringside Politics TV and radio programs to award a “Turkey of the Year” during Thanksgiving week. This designation is bestowed on an especially worthy politician, bureaucrat or celebrity who deserves such dishonorable recognition.
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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Pictured are several tools which the Evangeline Parish School District are employing to help improve literacy among elementary students in the parish. (Photo submitted by Madelyn Causey)

Pictured are several tools which the Evangeline Parish School District are employing to help improve literacy among elementary students in the parish. (Photo submitted by Madelyn Causey)

EPSD schools and teachers doing the hard lift for improved literacy

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Monday, November 27, 2023
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Evangeline Parish School District’s K-8 Curriculum Specialist Madelyn Causey.) Elementary schools across Evangeline Parish are working diligently toward a common goal—literacy for all.
Two students from Chataignier Elementary School use a magnifying lens to examine insects at the LSU AgMagic Cenla event held at the State Evacuation Shelter Nov. 15 and 16. The students toured numerous stations highlighting agriculture, nutrition and health. (Photo by Craig Gautreaux/LSU AgCenter)

Two students from Chataignier Elementary School use a magnifying lens to examine insects at the LSU AgMagic Cenla event held at the State Evacuation Shelter Nov. 15 and 16. The students toured numerous stations highlighting agriculture, nutrition and health. (Photo by Craig Gautreaux/LSU AgCenter)

Parish 4-H students attend AgMagic

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Monday, November 27, 2023
By: KENNETH GAUTREAUX LSU AgCenter ALEXANDRIA — More than 1,100 students across a 10-parish region in central Louisiana got to hold a live alligator, see cotton ginned and learn the importance of proper handwashing during a trip through AgMagic, the LSU AgCenter agricultural-themed exhibit.
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