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BAYOU CREATIVE VISITS ROTARY - Christopher Holmes and Jacob Ambriz with Bayou Creative addressed the March 31, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Shown, from left, are Holmes, Rotarian Dan Poret, Rotary President Beau Wilson, and Ambriz. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

BAYOU CREATIVE VISITS ROTARY - Christopher Holmes and Jacob Ambriz with Bayou Creative addressed the March 31, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Shown, from left, are Holmes, Rotarian Dan Poret, Rotary President Beau Wilson, and Ambriz. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary:

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Monday, April 6, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Dan Poret welcomed Christopher Holmes with Bayou Creative as the guest speakers for the March 31, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.
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At the Library

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Monday, April 6, 2026
The Library Board of Control and staff of the Evangeline Parish Library hope everyone had a wonderful Easter holiday. Our Spring Library Fest is scheduled for Saturday, May 2! The deadline to submit vendor participation forms for all participants is April 24, at 5 p.m.
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The Marks Post: Grand constants

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Monday, April 6, 2026
There are few constants in life. But one constant is having red beans and rice on the first night of the retreat at Our Lady of the Oaks in Grand Coteau. Last week, I went on my 13th silent retreat under the oaks. Every year that I go, I feel like I get more and more out of it.
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Minister’s Corner: Beyond our expectations

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Monday, April 6, 2026
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’ Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance When we look at Luke 26:1-10 (KJV) in the Word of God, we see the women going to the tomb of Christ to anoint His body. They expected to see His corpse wrapped up in linen and lying in the sepulcher.
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Heritage Manor News: Happy Easter

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Monday, April 6, 2026
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.) Happy Easter to everyone from all of us at Heritage Manor.
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Two killed in crash

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Saturday, April 4, 2026
Eunice – On March 2, 2026, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 13 near Mariaun Road in Evangeline Parish.
L-R: Kitty Thibodeaux, Vidrine Elementary Principal Candace Manuel, Elementary Teacher of the Year semi-finalist Lauren Thibodeaux, Superintendent Darwan Lazard, and Teacher of the Year Coordinators Katrina Ardoin and Grace Sibley. (Photo courtesy of Evangeline Parish School District)

L-R: Kitty Thibodeaux, Vidrine Elementary Principal Candace Manuel, Elementary Teacher of the Year semi-finalist Lauren Thibodeaux, Superintendent Darwan Lazard, and Teacher of the Year Coordinators Katrina Ardoin and Grace Sibley. (Photo courtesy of Evangeline Parish School District)

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Thibodeaux is announced as state semi-finalist

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Thursday, April 2, 2026
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) announced the teachers, principals, and early childhood leaders who are one step closer to being named the state’s overall honorees.
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Local civic, church leader passes away

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Thursday, April 2, 2026
Leonard Glynn Fontenot entered his eternal home on Thursday, March 26, at the age of 89. Born in Ville Platte on February 22, 1937, to Leonard Fontenot and Elise Dardeau Fontenot, he spent nearly his entire life in the community he loved.
Brian Thompson of Basile (left) receives the St. George medal and certificate from Bishop Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette.

Brian Thompson of Basile (left) receives the St. George medal and certificate from Bishop Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette.

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Scout’s honor, Basile’s ties

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Thursday, April 2, 2026
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor LAFAYETTE - Three men with strong ties to Basile played key roles during the annual St. George Mass held Feb. 8 at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Lafayette. Brian Thompson, who was raised in Basile and still calls the town home, received the St.
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