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PATRICK DALE FORET

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Thursday, July 7, 2022
VILLE PLATTE - The family of Patrick Dale Foret, 63, announces his passing on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at his residence. A visitation was held Monday, June 27, 2022, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the LaVille Funeral Home Funeral Chapel. LaVille Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
EPSO Arrests

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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, July 7, 2022
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail.
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Thursday, July 7, 2022
Dear Editor: On June 16, 2022, Evangeline Council on Aging sponsored its first Senior Health and Resource Fair. That day COVID vaccine and health information were provided along with community resource information.
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An angry and anxious America

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Thursday, July 7, 2022
On a day that Americans should be celebrating, millions of people were fearful of the future and frustrated about the condition of the country. Americans have endured 18 months from hell, the start of the Biden administration.
Outgoing LPA President Sam Hanna Jr. (left) ceremoniously passes the gavel to new president J. McHugh David Jr. (right). (Photo submitted)

Outgoing LPA President Sam Hanna Jr. (left) ceremoniously passes the gavel to new president J. McHugh David Jr. (right). (Photo submitted)

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Louisiana Press Association announces new president, board

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Thursday, July 7, 2022
Louisiana Press Association J. McHugh David, publisher and managing editor of The Livingston Parish News (Denham Springs) was named president of the Louisiana Press Association (LPA) at its annual stockholders meeting June 30.
From left are: back row- Kathy Longino, advertising manager; Tony Marks, editor; Nancy Duplechain, staff reporter; Rhett Manuel, sports editor; and Jeneane Miller, bookkeeping; front row- Garland Forman, publisher; Heather Bogard, associate editor; and Jessika Dupre, receptionist/ circulation. Not pictured are Becky Nelson, advertising; and Monique Ardoin, composition manager. (LSN photo by Carissa Hebert)

From left are: back row- Kathy Longino, advertising manager; Tony Marks, editor; Nancy Duplechain, staff reporter; Rhett Manuel, sports editor; and Jeneane Miller, bookkeeping; front row- Garland Forman, publisher; Heather Bogard, associate editor; and Jessika Dupre, receptionist/ circulation. Not pictured are Becky Nelson, advertising; and Monique Ardoin, composition manager. (LSN photo by Carissa Hebert)

Unfragile

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Staff Report BATON ROUGE - Like Darren McGavin’s character on A Christmas Story, the Ville Platte Gazette received a major award when it received the award for Newspaper of the Year in Division 4 at the Louisiana Press Association’s Awards Luncheon on Thursday, June 30.
HEAD START SERVICES AVAILABLE - Sharron Gilbeaux, family service coordinator with Save the Children Head Start (right), assists a parent with registering her child for the 2022-20223 program year during the recruitment event held Wednesday, June 29, at the Girls and Boys Place in Ville Platte. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

HEAD START SERVICES AVAILABLE - Sharron Gilbeaux, family service coordinator with Save the Children Head Start (right), assists a parent with registering her child for the 2022-20223 program year during the recruitment event held Wednesday, June 29, at the Girls and Boys Place in Ville Platte. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Save the Children Head Start recruitment underway

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Recruitment and registration is underway for the 2022-2023 school year with Save the Children Head Start and Early Head Start in Evangeline Parish. On Wednesday, June 29, a recruitment event was held at the Girls and Boys Place in Ville Platte.
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GENEVIEVE BORDELON ARDOIN

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Our Lady, Queen of All Saints Catholic Church for the repose of the soul of Genevieve Bordelon Ardoin, who peacefully entered eternal rest on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Ville Platte.
From left are State Senator Gerald Boudreaux, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Claney Duplechin, and Louisiana Sports Writers Association President Raymond Partsch III. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

From left are State Senator Gerald Boudreaux, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Claney Duplechin, and Louisiana Sports Writers Association President Raymond Partsch III. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

“Fantastic weekend”

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Thursday, June 30, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor NATCHITOCHES - All roads lead to the banks of the Cane River as a new class of inductees joined the ranks of legendary athletes enshrined in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 25.
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