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Mamou elects new mayor, chief

By: TONY MARKS Editor Voters in the Town of Mamou have elected a new mayor and new chief of police after all the numbers were reported on Tuesday, November 8. Leisa Deshotel, current alderman-at-large, defeated current mayor Ricky Fontenot after receiving 51% of the vote.

Chataignier re-elects Darbonne as mayor, elects new chief

By: TONY MARKS Editor Justin Darbonne will serve another four years as mayor of Chataignier after he received 54% of the vote against challenger, Henry Watson.

School Board gets a new look with new faces after election

By: TONY MARKS Editor The 13-member Evangeline Parish School Board will have a new look to it after all but two incumbents were defeated on election day held Tuesday, November 8. Members Lonnie Sonnier, Karen Vidrine, Mike Fontenot, Sheila Joseph, and Wanda Skinner were elected with no opposition.

TERRY W. ANDRUS SR.

ST. LANDRY - A Mass of Christian Burial was held for Mr. Terry W. Andrus, Sr. at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at St. Peters Catholic Church in Pine Prairie. Father Kenneth Mayne officiated. Interment followed in St. Peters Cemetery. Visitation was held at St.

GARY MACNEIL “BOWTIE” SIMS

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Gary MacNeil “Bowtie” Sims, 41, of Ville Platte, will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Owens-Thomas Funeral Home in Ville Platte. Visitation will be held at Owens-Thomas Funeral Home in Ville Plate on Saturday, November 12, 2022, from 12 p.m.

Parishwide Communications District tax renewal fails

By: TONY MARKS Editor Voters in Evangeline Parish rejected a parishwide communications district tax renewal by a 54% to 46% margin. The proposition would have authorized the district to continue to levy a one and four hundredths (1.

Kennedy wins re-election

By: TONY MARKS Editor United States Senator John Kennedy has won re-election after defeating a crowded field of candidates. Here in Evangeline Parish, the Republican senator received 7,841 votes. The closest vote getter in the parish was Gary Chambers Jr. with 1,524 votes.

New community health service coming to VP

By: NANCY DUPLECHAIN Staff Reporter During their Monday, November 7 meeting, the Ville Platte City Council approved renting out office space in the Girls’ and Boys’ Place to Gold Standard Community Centers, Inc. for the purpose of rural healthcare education.

Hold on America, Trump is coming back

There is an obvious reason that President Donald Trump plays the Sam and Dave classic “Hold On, I’m Comin’” at the end of his campaign rallies. He wants to give the American people hope that our collective nightmare will eventually end.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons: • Anthony Shawn Vidrine, 43, St. Landry, was arrested November 3, 2022, by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office for three counts of failure to appear for court.