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Former fire chaplain passes away

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Monday, September 22, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor EUNICE - Reverend Thomas Montelaro, former associate pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte and former chaplain of the Ville Platte Fire Department, passed away on August 29, in Las Vegas, Nev., at the age of 78.
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Arrest is made in theft of pharmacy

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Monday, September 22, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor PINE PRAIRIE - The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest in a connection of theft from a pharmacy in Pine Prairie. On January 20th, at approximately 3:44 a.m.
MAYOR SHARES POSITIVE UPDATES - Ville Platte Mayor and Rotarian Ryan LeDay Williams shared positive news on the City of Ville Platte during the September 16, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. He is shown with City Clerk and Rotarian Donald Bergeron (left) and Rotary President Beau Wilson (center). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

MAYOR SHARES POSITIVE UPDATES - Ville Platte Mayor and Rotarian Ryan LeDay Williams shared positive news on the City of Ville Platte during the September 16, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. He is shown with City Clerk and Rotarian Donald Bergeron (left) and Rotary President Beau Wilson (center). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Ville Platte Rotary:

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Monday, September 22, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor VILLE PLATTE - Ville Platte Mayor and Rotarian Ryan LeDay Williams addressed his fellow club members with positive updates on things happening in the City of Ville Platte during the weekly meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club on Tuesday, September 16.
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Burn ban is in effect

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Monday, September 22, 2025
As a result of the current weather conditions and it being extremely dry, Kevin Veillon, Evangeline Parish Police Jury President, has ordered a parish wide ban on all private burnings in the parish, including all municipalities.
LA REINE ET LE ROI ENJOYED REIGN - Heritage Manor’s king and queen of the Cotton Festival, Le Roi Clanis Freeman (right) and La Reine Mary Sylvia Veillon (left) shared their enjoyment of their reigns. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

LA REINE ET LE ROI ENJOYED REIGN - Heritage Manor’s king and queen of the Cotton Festival, Le Roi Clanis Freeman (right) and La Reine Mary Sylvia Veillon (left) shared their enjoyment of their reigns. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

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Le Roi et La Reine bid adieu

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Monday, September 22, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor The 2024 Le Reine et Le Roi of the Cotton Festival representing Heritage Manor crowned their successors Saturday afternoon, September 20, during the 71st annual Queen Cotton Pageant festivities to kick off the Louisiana Cotton Festival which will be held October...
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At the Library

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Monday, September 22, 2025
Even though our Webpage, evangelinelibrary.org, is under construction, you can still access our online catalogue to search for titles, place holds on books, request ILL services, and access your account by using the usual top tabs of the existing Webpage.
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Louisiana active with companies shopping for data center locations

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Monday, September 22, 2025
By: NOLAN MCKENDRY The Center Square (The Center Square) – Louisiana Economic Development confirmed their office is seeing “extensive” interest from and are in correspondence with companies looking to locate data centers in the state.
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Spectrum launches gigabit services in parish

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Monday, September 22, 2025
EVANGELINE PARISH — Spectrum, the #1 rural Internet provider in the nation*, today announced the launch of Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV and Voice services to more than 1,100 homes and small businesses in unincorporated communities in Evangeline Parish, including Basile, Chataignier, Mamou, Pine...
EPSO Arrests

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EPSO Arrests

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Monday, September 22, 2025
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: • Brandie V.
Fire Chief Ted Demourelle begins cutting a fallen tree after the storm passes. (Gazette file photo)

Fire Chief Ted Demourelle begins cutting a fallen tree after the storm passes. (Gazette file photo)

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From the Archives

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Monday, September 22, 2025
By: CARISSA HEBERT Managing Editor (Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in the Thursday, September 29, 2005, edition of the Ville Platte Gazette.) On Tuesday, Liz Hill, director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, was still reporting some communities were without electricity.
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