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Search warrant is executed on Crooked Creek Pkwy

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Thursday, June 23, 2022
Staff Report The Evangeline Parish Sheriff Department’s Narcotics Unit along with its Patrol Division, on Wednesday, June 15, conducted a search warrant at a residence located at 5799 Crooked Creek Parkway. Agents arrived at the residence and detained multiple people.
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Ardoin seeks Lafayette chief of police appointment

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Thursday, June 23, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor Several individuals have thrown their name into the hat to be selected as the next appointed police chief of Lafayette, including one from Evangeline Parish. According to reports, Brian Ardoin is the owner/operator of a driving school in Mamou.
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Welcome to the recession, thank you democrats

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Thursday, June 23, 2022
One of the most popular definitions of recession was coined by economist Julius Shiskin in 1974. In his view, two consecutive economic quarters of negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth meant the country was in a recession.
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Deputies are arrested for contraband

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
During the month of May, 2022, Investigators with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation in reference to drugs and contraband being introduced into the Parish Jail.
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Candidate announcement policy

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Monday, June 20, 2022
Staff Report The Ville Platte Gazette will publish announcements for candidates in the November 8, primary election at no charge when accompanied by payment for advertising.
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Church anniversary is celebrated

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Monday, June 20, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor One hundred forty-eight years of spreading the faith at Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church was celebrated on Sunday, June 12. The theme of the celebration, taken from 1 Corinthians 3:9-11, was, “The House of God built on a solid foundation.
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At the Library

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Monday, June 20, 2022
Closure notice: In observance of the federal holiday, Juneteenth, the main library and all branches will be closed on Monday, June 20. Summer Reading performers continue to bring joy to the folks of Evangeline Parish.
Pictured from left are: back row- Rotary President Jimmy LeBlanc, Rotarian Kermit Miller, and Evangeline Parish Library Director Dr. William Holmes; front row- Library Outreach Director Suzy Lemoine, and Outreach employee Keisha Ford. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Pictured from left are: back row- Rotary President Jimmy LeBlanc, Rotarian Kermit Miller, and Evangeline Parish Library Director Dr. William Holmes; front row- Library Outreach Director Suzy Lemoine, and Outreach employee Keisha Ford. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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New library director is introduced

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Monday, June 20, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor Dr. William Holmes, the grandson of a former Ville Platte veterinarian, was introduced as the new director of the Evangeline Parish Library during the Rotary Club of Ville Platte’s meeting on Tuesday, June 14. Dr.
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