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Bullers honored as Leaders in Philanthropy Award recipients

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Community Foundation of Acadiana VILLE PLATTE – Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) and Hancock Whitney Bank are pleased to announce the 2022 Leaders in Philanthropy Award honorees for Evangeline Parish, Charles & the late Linda Buller.
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EPPJ discusses how to spend NACO funds

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The Evangeline Parish Police Jury, during the executive committee meeting held Monday, November 7, discussed how to spend the $50,000 the entity will receive through NACO this year and next year for a total of $100,000.
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Lost Evangeline: Whispers beneath the pine straw

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
By: D.S. CAUSEY Staff Reporter Driving along Highway 106, few today know of what lies hidden amongst the piney woods of Bayou Chicot. That forest holds a secret shadowed by the mists of time, lost to progress, and existing now only in the minds of those whose memories pierce the veil of age.
Pictured (L-R) Dr. Gwen Fontenot, Acosta Foundation board member/advisor; Luke Deville, Manager, Teet’s Food Store; Keith Adams, President & CEO of Central Louisiana Community Foundation; Connie Lamke, President of the Acosta Foundation; and Heidi Jeanmard, Acosta Foundation Board Member/Secretary-Treasurer. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Pictured (L-R) Dr. Gwen Fontenot, Acosta Foundation board member/advisor; Luke Deville, Manager, Teet’s Food Store; Keith Adams, President & CEO of Central Louisiana Community Foundation; Connie Lamke, President of the Acosta Foundation; and Heidi Jeanmard, Acosta Foundation Board Member/Secretary-Treasurer. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Donation is presented to Acosta Foundation

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Staff Report The Acosta Foundation received a donation recently from generous donors of The Harvest Fund. This donation was given through the Central Louisiana Community Foundation.
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4-H Office looks to add another agent

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor To better serve the youth of Evangeline Parish, the LSU AgCenter is seeking to hire a second associate extension agent who will serve in 4-H youth development. County Agent Todd Fontenot said the new agent will work in conjunction with current agent, Kim Deville.
CLOUD VISITS WITH ROTARIANS AT THE ARBORETUM

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Ville Platte Rotary: Outing at Arboretum enjoyed by members

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Members of the Ville Platte Rotary Club gathered at the Louisiana State Arboretum on November 8, for their weekly meeting. Members enjoyed the change of scenery and a picnic lunch.
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Council agrees to purchase property

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The Mamou Council, during its meeting held November 9, agreed to purchase property located at 300 South Street in Mamou from Savoy Memorial Foundation in the amount of $160,000.
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EPSO Arrests

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons: • Patrick G. Nichols, 43, Basile, was arrested November 9, 2022, by the Basile Police Department for failure to appear for court.
Ville Platte Mayor-Elect Ryan Leday Williams (center right) embraces a supporter as the election results are announced inside the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office on Tuesday, November 8. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Ville Platte Mayor-Elect Ryan Leday Williams (center right) embraces a supporter as the election results are announced inside the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office on Tuesday, November 8. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Williams is newly elected mayor of Ville Platte

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor For the first time in 12 years, the City of Ville Platte will have a new mayor as Ryan Leday Williams was elected with 54.46 percent of the vote in the election held Tuesday, November 8.
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Thrasher wins; runoff is set in Turkey Creek

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor In a special election to fill the unexpired term of the late Lamar Johnson, Leila Thrasher, Johnson’s daughter, was elected as police juror in District 4. “This has been a trying year,” she said.
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