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Chataignier to conduct smoke testing

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Monday, November 28, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor Chataignier Mayor Justin Darbonne, during the village council meeting held Monday, November 21, reported smoke testing and camera testing will be conducted in the village for the sewer lines.
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Deville’s conviction is affirmed; sentence is vacated

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Monday, November 28, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor Zackery Shane Deville, who was convicted of attempted first degree murder in an incident involving former Turkey Creek Chief of Police Robert Leggett, will appear in the 13th Judicial District Court for resentencing, according to an opinion from the Third Circuit Court of...
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EPSO Arrests

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Monday, November 28, 2022
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons: • Branashia Alfred, 19, Ville Platte, was arrested November 22, 2022, by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office for simple battery.
Shown, from left, are Danny LaHaye (Director of Hospital Operations - SMC), Rotary President Larry Lachney, Doucet, Fontenot (Director of Marketing and Business Development - SMC), Shelly Soileau (Chief Financial Officer - SMC) and Laurie Manuel (Chief Nursing Officer - SMC) (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Shown, from left, are Danny LaHaye (Director of Hospital Operations - SMC), Rotary President Larry Lachney, Doucet, Fontenot (Director of Marketing and Business Development - SMC), Shelly Soileau (Chief Financial Officer - SMC) and Laurie Manuel (Chief Nursing Officer - SMC) (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary: Members learn telecardiology services available at SMC

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Monday, November 28, 2022
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Angela Fontenot welcomed Matthew Doucet with Cardiovascular of the South (CIS) as the guest speaker for the November 22, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.
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Escaped inmate is captured

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Saturday, November 26, 2022
The escaped inmate was recaptured at 11:40pm on the 25th of November 2022 without incident and is back in jail.
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Escaped inmate is wanted

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Friday, November 25, 2022
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff Department is currently seeking the whereabouts of an escaped inmate. On the 25 of November 2022 an Correction Deputy was returning to the jail with a inmate, when the inmate took off running and escaped.
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Turkey Creek Police report list recent arrests

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
From September 29th to November 20th, 2022, the following incidents took place in the jurisdiction of the Village of Turkey Creek. On September 29th, one stolen AR-15 was recovered and returned to the investigating agency. On October 8th, while officers were patrolling Saddler St.
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LaHaye is arrested for narcotics and firearms

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Sheriff Charles R. Guillory, of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office releases the following: On the 18 th of November 2022 the Evangeline Parish Sheriff Departments Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant on a residence on Tiger Lane. The Agents entered the residence and no one was home.
Michael Lee is pictured here sitting on the front porch of his business on Main Street in Ville Platte while holding the medals he received while serving in Vietnam. Of the awards he received is the Distinguished Flying Cross for a mission in Cambodia. (Gazette file photo)

Michael Lee is pictured here sitting on the front porch of his business on Main Street in Ville Platte while holding the medals he received while serving in Vietnam. Of the awards he received is the Distinguished Flying Cross for a mission in Cambodia. (Gazette file photo)

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An overdue experience

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Monday, November 21, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor When servicemembers returned from the Vietnam War, many of them were spit upon and disrespected instead of being honored for their bravery and their sacrifice. As the decades roll on, however, these veterans are starting to see the appreciation that is long overdue.
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