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Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine (left) and Fire Chief Chris Soileau (right) set fire to four bonds signifying the closure of the city’s nearly $9 million in debt. Also pictured in the back are Councilmembers Jerry Joseph and Christina Sam. (Gazette photo by Nancy Duplechain)

Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine (left) and Fire Chief Chris Soileau (right) set fire to four bonds signifying the closure of the city’s nearly $9 million in debt. Also pictured in the back are Councilmembers Jerry Joseph and Christina Sam. (Gazette photo by Nancy Duplechain)

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Progress: Ville Platte says goodbye to debt

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
By: NANCY DUPLECHAIN Staff Reporter Ville Platte Mayor Jennifer Vidrine, assisted by Fire Chief Chris Soileau, set fire to four bonds and the last payment of the city trucks, essentially bringing to a close the end of the city’s nearly $9 million debt.
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Arson arrest leads to no answers from Mamou chief

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
By: CARISSA HEBERT LSN Editor MAMOU – Kinder Police arrested Desmond W. Harmon, 24, of Kinder, Thursday, October 6, on a warrant for arson issued by the Mamou Police Department. Harmon was transferred to the Evangeline Parish Jail where he was released on a $53,000 bond the next day, October 7.
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Executive committee removes retention pay stipulations

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor After going round-and-round on the issue for the past several months, finality is neared regarding the Evangeline Parish School District’s retention/recruitment pay proposal.
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BERTHA ANN AUCOIN “BERT” HARRIS

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
Funeral services for Ms. Bertha Ann Aucoin “Bert” Harris, age 79, of Springhill, were held at 3 p.m., Sunday, October 9, 2022, at the Bailey Funeral Home Chapel, Springhill. Dr. T. Steen Trawick, Jr. M.D. officiated.
Dr. Elista Istre will be presenting “Evangeline: The Myth and the Maiden” at the main Evangeline Parish Library and all branches from October 18 - 20. (Photo from BelleHeritage.com)

Dr. Elista Istre will be presenting “Evangeline: The Myth and the Maiden” at the main Evangeline Parish Library and all branches from October 18 - 20. (Photo from BelleHeritage.com)

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Cultural historian to present “Evangeline: The Myth and the Maiden” at libraries

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor The Evangeline Parish Library will be hosting Dr. Elista Istre on October 18, 19, 20 at the main library and all branches to share her research about the namesake of our parish, Evangeline. Her program is titled “Evangeline: The Myth and the Maiden.” According to Dr.
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BARBARA ROBERT

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Barbara Robert, age 70, will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at 10 a.m. with the visitation beginning at 8 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church in Ville Platte. Burial will be in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Eradley Ben Sr.
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It’s Cotton time

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
(Editor’s Note: Carissa Hebert wrote this column last year during the week of the Louisiana Cotton Festival, and it is a wonderful reminder of the what the festival means to the local area. We thought it would be fitting to reprint it at this time during this year’s festival.) “It’s Cotton time.
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Challenges are mounting for our woke military

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
The United States armed forces is facing its biggest recruiting challenge since the military draft ended in July of 1973. For the next twenty years, the all-volunteer military was easily able to manage the country’s conflicts, such as the Persian Gulf war of 1991.
EPSO Arrests

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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons: • Corey M. Richard, 37, Ville Platte, was arrested October 6, 2022, by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office for communicating false information of planned arson.
Danyelle’s and Camey’s meet the Tournoi

Danyelle’s and Camey’s meet the Tournoi

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Danyelle’s and Camey’s meet the Tournoi

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Monday, October 10, 2022
On Wednesday, October 5, students at Danyelle’s and Camey’s Day Care Centers attended a field trip out to the Tournoi track.
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