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Senior Kye Smith - 120 pound champion

Senior Kye Smith - 120 pound champion

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Golden Quartet powers Basile to another crown

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor There was no suspense nor second-guessing as the Basile Bearcat wrestlers dominated Louisiana’s Division III a few weeks ago in Bossier City — leaving no doubt who rules the mat.
Thibodeaux

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Arrest is made in Mamou homicide

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
Quincy L. Thibodeaux was arrested, on Februry 18, in connection with the homicide of Allen Thomas, according to a press release from the Mamou Police Department.
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Shooting injures two in Ville Platte

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
Ville Platte Chief of Police A. Perry Thomas reports there was a shooting on Sunday, February 22, after 3 p.m. at the South Soileau Apartments, in Ville Platte. Two Black male victims, ages 30 and 33, sustained gunshot wounds.
This chart showing the adjudicated properties is courtesy of the City of Ville Platte.

This chart showing the adjudicated properties is courtesy of the City of Ville Platte.

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City announces sale of adjudicated properties

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
The City of Ville Platte is pleased to announce that its first sale of adjudicated properties will take place on March 30, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The sale will be held in the City Council Meeting Room at Ville Platte City Hall.
EPSO Arrests

EPSO Arrests

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EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Arrested were the following persons: •Marcus Orlandus Brown, 40, Antioch, Tenn.
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Balfa Week is announced

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
Lakeview Park & Beach serves as the backdrop for Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week from April 13 through April 17. Full time Balfa Week tuition includes all classes, meals, dances, and workshop. The tuition does not include lodging.
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The Marks Post: #Merica

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
Two hundred fifty years ago, delegates, who were considered treasonous by the English crown, signed a document that outlined unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and declared independence. This new nation became known as the United States of America.
Sometime the action of the coaches on the edges of the wrestling mat are just as intense as the maneuvers of the wrestlers, themselves, as is obvious in the photos above of Coach Ben Bertrand as he cheered on his Bearcats during the recent La. High School Wrestling Tourney.

Sometime the action of the coaches on the edges of the wrestling mat are just as intense as the maneuvers of the wrestlers, themselves, as is obvious in the photos above of Coach Ben Bertrand as he cheered on his Bearcats during the recent La. High School Wrestling Tourney.

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Community + Character = State Crowns

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor When the Bearcats captured their seventh state championship on Feb. 7, Head Coach Ben Bertrand’s first thoughts were not about trophies or banners, but about the people back home.
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State budget could face hundreds of millions in shortfalls

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
By: GRACIE THOMAS, DAKOTA LASZLO, and KYLAH BABIN LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE – Federal and state budgeting policies could force Louisiana into structural budget shortfalls approaching $300 million in fiscal 2027 and more than $1 billion by 2029, the director of a nonpartisan think...
Mirlitons hold a special place in Louisiana’s culinary and horticultural heritage. (Photo by Randy LaBauve/LSU AgCenter)

Mirlitons hold a special place in Louisiana’s culinary and horticultural heritage. (Photo by Randy LaBauve/LSU AgCenter)

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Mirlitons are part of Louisiana’s heritage — and they’re easy to grow at home

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Thursday, February 26, 2026
By: OLIVIA MCCLURE LSU AgCenter Like a lot of people who grew up in Louisiana, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Jason Stagg has fond memories of eating casseroles and other dishes his mother prepared using mirlitons — a unique squash that has been grown in the state for generations.
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