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EPSO Arrests

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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail.
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The Marks Post: A ladder from the Carpenter

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
This past weekend, I went to my ninth silent retreat at Our Lady of the Oaks in Grand Coteau. We could not have asked for a better experience. The weather was great, the talks were (as the kids say these days) on point, and the food was ...
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Mamou Elementary announces honor students for third nine-weeks

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Mamou Elementary School recently announced its honor students for the third nine weeks grading period as follows: Pre-K: Perfect Attendance - Kinsley Gary, Easton Manuel, and Colton Richard.
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News Briefs

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
Knights of Columbus BBQ The Ville Platte Knights of Columbus are holding their annual BBQ on Sunday, April 10, at the KC Hall. Pork or chicken dinners are available at $10 a plate. Please contact a KC member for tickets, or call George “Butch” Buller at 337-363-4526 or Curt Saucier at 337-831-5878.
Robert Perron, a 50-year veteran of the Ville Platte Fire Department, is pictured as he rings he bell on fire truck No. 3. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Robert Perron, a 50-year veteran of the Ville Platte Fire Department, is pictured as he rings he bell on fire truck No. 3. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Five decades of fighting fires

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Monday, April 4, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor For the past half-century, Robert Perron has devoted his life to serving the Ville Platte community as a member of the fire department. Even though it has been 50 years, Perron said it does not seem that long.
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Women with Heart honored at luncheon

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Monday, April 4, 2022
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Two deserving women, Dr. Gwen Fontenot of Evangeline Parish and Shaunn Callier-Harden of St. Landry, were presented with the Women of Heart Award during the 10th Annual Women with Heart program sponsored by the St.
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At the Library

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Monday, April 4, 2022
Thank you for supporting your library around the parish! Here’s a bit of early good news to share from one of our biggest supporters, the Friends of the Library. They have hired a cool, unique petting zoo that will be included in our Summer Reading program plans.
LATOUR DISCUSSES BUSINESS - Bart LaTour with Progressive Tractor addressed the March 29, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. He is shown with Rotary President Jimmy LeBlanc (left) and Rotarian Mitch Fontenot (center). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

LATOUR DISCUSSES BUSINESS - Bart LaTour with Progressive Tractor addressed the March 29, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. He is shown with Rotary President Jimmy LeBlanc (left) and Rotarian Mitch Fontenot (center). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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VP Rotary: LaTour discusses future of PTI

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Monday, April 4, 2022
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Mitch Fontenot invited Bart LaTour with Progressive Tractor and Implement (PTI) in Ville Platte to address the March 29, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Fontenot gave a brief history of PTI before LaTour spoke to the group.
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