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Wendell Davis

Wendell Davis

Wendell Davis was way ahead of the game while rewriting LSU, SEC receiving records

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Monday, July 10, 2023
By TEDDY ALLEN Journal Sports A two-time All-America receiver and the SEC Player of the Year as a senior in 1987, former LSU Tiger Wendell Davis is so unassuming, so under the radar and in the moment, that how good he was can somewhat escape a lot of folks, including, of all people, Wendell Davis.
Eric Guillory prepares to catch a ring at the 2022 Tournoi de la Ville Platte. (Photo courtesy of 64 Parishes)

Eric Guillory prepares to catch a ring at the 2022 Tournoi de la Ville Platte. (Photo courtesy of 64 Parishes)

Tournoi de la Ville Platte

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Monday, July 10, 2023
(Editor’s Note: This article by Kevin Rabalais is reprinted courtesy of 64 Parishes, a quarterly magazine published by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Visit 64parishes.org for expanded content.
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Committee votes to alter dress code policy

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Monday, July 10, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor Evangeline Parish students will now be able to wear school-colored polo shirts or T-shirts following a vote of the Evangeline Parish School Board’s policy committee on Thursday, June 6.
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At the Library

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Monday, July 10, 2023
The Evangeline Parish Library of Control will meet on Monday, July 10, at 4 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the main library in Ville Platte. The public is invited to attend. Get ready this week for an art experience with two artists with the Evangeline Arts Council, Jan Veillon and Neva Ardoin!
EPSO Arrests

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EPSO Arrests

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Monday, July 10, 2023
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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Narcotics are recovered in Ville Platte

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Friday, July 7, 2023
Sheriff Charles R. Guillory, of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office releases the following: On July 6,2023 the Evangeline Parish Sheriff Departments Narcotics Unit, conducted a traffic stop on Tate Cove and East Jefferson. Agents made contact with occupants and smelled the odor of Marijuana.
Richard Loveless is pictured as the new sprinkler system waters down the track at Turkey Creek. He is leasing the track from the village on a yearly basis with hopes of expansion. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Richard Loveless is pictured as the new sprinkler system waters down the track at Turkey Creek. He is leasing the track from the village on a yearly basis with hopes of expansion. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Racing by the creek

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor Richard Loveless initially wanted to construct a race track on about 150 acres of property that is on the Red River in Alexandria. But, as is the case in most instances, life had a different plan.
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LORENA MARIE JOHNSON

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
MAMOU - A Mass of Christian Burial was held for Lorena Marie Johnson at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Pine Priaire at 12 p.m. on Monday, July 3, 2023. Mass was led by Father Kenneth Mayne, and burial followed at the Ortego Cemetery. At the request of the family, visitation was held at St.
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