Marks
Duplechain
New editorial staff of the Ville Platte Gazette has been announced by the paper as Tony Marks has assumed the duties of editor and Nancy Duplechain has assumed the role of associate editor.
Paul Fontenot of Paul’s Meat Market and Grocery in Ville Platte is pictured as he cuts a slab of smoked meat. Paul’s store is one of the few places in town that still smokes meat the traditional way and is one of the few mom-and-pop businesses remaining in town. It will be featured on an upcoming episode of Man Fire Food on Cooking Channel. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
Drivers passing down Ville Platte streets on any given morning are delighted to the different smells in the air of roux and barbecue sauce that are being cooked.
Chief Neal Lartigue of the Ville Platte Police Department, is asking for assistance from the public on locating a suspect wanted in connection with breaking into a residence.
The Evangeline Parish School Board will host its annual district-wide Parent Meeting at the Ville Platte North Side Civic Center on Friday, September 27, 2019, at 10 a.m.
Shots were fired in Ville Platte Monday prompting an investigation from the city police department.
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