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Suzy Lemoine (left) and her husband, Phil, walk down the ceremonial red carpet during a celebration of her 26-year career at the Evangeline Parish Library. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Writing her own epilogue

News Staff

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

BY: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - If walls could talk, think of the stories they would tell. If the walls of the main branch of the Evangeline Parish Library could talk, they would tell stories of the 26-year career of one of its biggest supporters.

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Bayou Chicot Elementary names honor students for second nine-weeks

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Bayou Chicot Elementary School recently announced their honor students for the second nine weeks grading period as follows: Kindergarten: Superintendent’s List - Riley Clark, Joseph “Ryder” Fontenot, Reagan Galland, River Moses, Benjamin Palmer, Sophia Sparks and Yadiel Zuniga.

EPSO Arrests

News Staff

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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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VPPD responds to armed burglary

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Chief A. Perry Thomas reports that at approximately 9:34 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, the Dollar General on Tate Cove Road was robbed at gun point.

Annual Pro-Life Walk is held

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

After being delayed by a week because of a blast of Arctic weather, The annual Pro-Life Walk was held Sunday, February 1, to mark the tragic court decision which legalized abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy over 50 years ago. Following the 10:30 a.m.

Map of the expansion to the CWD control area for 2026. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries)

State leans on hunters to keep ‘zombie deer’ disease in check

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

By: ELISE PLUNK Louisiana Illuminator A fatal disease that primarily impacts deer is slowly creeping through populations in northern Louisiana as officials ramp up efforts to control its spread.

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June date set for regional facility

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

BY: BOBBY ARDOIN LSN Correspondent opelousas - A proposed nine-parish regional juvenile detention facility located on rural property somewhere north of Interstate 10, would be supported initially by a voter-approved 1-cent sales tax, St. Landry Parish president Jessie Bellard said on Wednesday.

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Auditor reviews financials of justices of the peace

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

Auditors from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office reviewed the annual financial reports the state’s justices of the peace and surveyed them about their salaries, revenues, expenditures, and staffing.

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ROB “RED” CHAPMAN

News Staff

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Rob “Red” Chapman, a loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2026, in his hometown of Ville Platte, at the age of 85. Funeral services were held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home, in Ville Platte, on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 2 p.m.

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Democrat wins show GOP voters are not motivated

News Staff

Thursday, February 5, 2026

On Saturday, Democrats easily won a special election for a State Senate seat in Texas. Their candidate, union leader Taylor Rehmet, defeated Republican activist Leigh Wambsganss by a stunning 14% margin.

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