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Candidate announcement: Wilson Sr., longtime barber, announces run for police jury in District 8

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

Staff Report Sherman Deon Wilson Sr. has announced his candidacy for Evangeline Parish Police Jury District 8 in the upcoming October election. In his statement, Wilson Sr. said the following: “I am announcing my candidacy for Police Juror District 8.

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JAMES “JIM” AGUILLARD

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

VILLE PLATTE - Memorial services for Mr. James “Jim” Aguillard, 86, will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, in the LaVille Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023, until the time of services. Mr.

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MAY “GRACE” DOUGET SORIA

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

MAMOU – A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for May “Grace” Douget Soria on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 2 p.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou and was conducted by Father Billy Massie. Burial followed in the New St. Ann’s Cemetery.

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The elder abuse of Joe Biden is a national crisis

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

For the entirety of his 2020 presidential campaign and the 28 months of his presidency, Joe Biden has been a sick man. During the campaign, he was so feeble that his political handlers kept him locked in the basement.

Ricky Fontenot, of Bayou Chicot, is shown holding an 11.22-pound, 26-inch bass that he caught at Chicot Park on March 22. (Photo courtesy of Marianne Fontenot)

Fontenot catches 11-pound bass at Chicot Park

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

By: TONY MARKS Editor What started out like a normal day on the water at Chicot Park turned into a day where a local fisherman hauled in the biggest fish he had ever caught. “I just had got there and started going into a little cove where I normally fish,” said Ricky Fontenot, of Bayou Chicot.

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EPSB moves forward with four-day week

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

The Evangeline Parish School Board, after hearing reaction from members of the community, will move forward with a four-day week. An executive committee meeting will be held Tuesday, June 13, at 3 p.m. to hash out a school schedule.

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EPSO reports recent drug arrests

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

On June 1st 2023 the Evangeline Parish Sheriff Department’s Narcotics Unit conducted a traffic stop. Agents made contact with the driver and advised of the reason for the stop. The driver was very nervous and jittery.

DESHOTEL DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE - New Evangeline Parish County Agent Vince Deshotel (second from left), along with his daughter Emily Deshotel, gave an update on agriculture and 4-H in Evangeline Parish during the May 30, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. They are shown with Rotary President Larry Lachney (left) and Rotarian Wayne Vidrine (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary: Deshotel talks AgCenter and agriculture

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Monday, June 5, 2023

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Wayne Vidrine welcomed new LSU AgCenter County Agent and Evangeline Parish Chair Vincent (Vince) Deshotel as the special guest for the May 30, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.

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Representative Butler announces new boat ramp

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Monday, June 5, 2023

State Representative Rhonda Butler announced she received word from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries that DOTD (Department of Transportation and Development) has approved the permit for a new boat ramp on Bayou Cocodrie at the Whiteville exit.

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MERCEDES ROZAS OLIVIER

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Monday, June 5, 2023

L’ANSE AUX PAILLES – With heavy hearts we announce the death of our mother, Mercedes Rozas Olivier, 91, of L’Anse Aux Pailles. She passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Visitation was held at LaVille Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 4 p.m. until 9 p.m.

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