Pictured on the left in the main photo is Danyelle Reed inside of her school on the corner of Chataignier and East Washington Streets in Ville Platte. She has been owning Danyelle’s Early Development Center for the past 35 years. In the top right photo is Jacques Fontenot, and in the bottom right photo is Audrey Caulkins on her birthday as they tried to capture rings in the school’s version of the running of the Tournoi on Friday. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)

A cultured labor of love
From the beginning of time, civilizations have passed down their respective cultures to the younger generations. Before the written word was developed, this was done through oral tradition. The civilizations that have not continued this custom have...

n the shadows of a water tower that welcomes visitors to Ville Platte is the new location of Teet’s Food Store on the west side of town. The new store that is currently being constructed is one of many such projects that are going on at the same time within the city. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

A growth spurt
A movement is underway in the City of Ville Platte that will affect the residents in the short term with the availability of new jobs and in the long term, as well, with more tax revenues coming into the city’s coffers that will benefit services...

Pictured here is the current set of the Three Little Pig signs that are outside the Mamou gas department office at the intersection of La. Highway 13 and La. Highway 104. These signs were done by Savoy Medical Center pharmacist, Kasey Duos after previous signs have been stolen on three occasions. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Once upon a time in Mamou
From the statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox and statues of dinosaurs to the biggest ball of yarn, motorists across the country, who travel off the beaten path, pass by roadside attractions that have become cultural icons. One such...

Ninety-two-year-old Ronald McCauley holds up a glass of water while sitting in his home on West Main Street in Ville Platte. He retired last month from the same Te-Mamou Water District that he helped create in the mid-1960s. He also served as the board’s secretary-treasurer for more than five decades. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Flowing into service
Towering high over the area located between Ville Platte and Bayou Chicot is a water tower that serves the customers of the Te-Mamou Water System. The system was created in the mid-1960s in part by an individual who served the board as secretary-...

Ville Platte couple named recipients of Philanthropy Award

A Ville Platte couple has been honored as the recipients of the 2018 Leaders in Philanthropy Award for Evangeline Parish by the Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) and Hancock Whitney Bank.

Guillory

Candidate announcement

I, Ellis Guillory, am announcing my candidacy for re-election as Evangeline Parish School Board Member for District 12.

Sam

Candidate announcement

I, Donald R. Sam, am running for re-election as Ville Platte Councilman for District E. I am married to Christina Sam and we have five beautiful kids.

Turkey Creek council holds off on approval of cross-connection control ordinance

A topic concerning a cross-connection control policy for water lines was up for discussion at the Turkey Creek Council meeting last Tuesday.

Pictured on the left in the main photo is Danyelle Reed inside of her school on the corner of Chataignier and East Washington Streets in Ville Platte. She has been owning Danyelle’s Early Development Center for the past 35 years. In the top right photo is Jacques Fontenot, and in the bottom right photo is Audrey Caulkins on her birthday as they tried to capture rings in the school’s version of the running of the Tournoi on Friday. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)

A cultured labor of love

From the beginning of time, civilizations have passed down their respective cultures to the younger generations. Before the written word was developed, this was done through oral tradition.

Sports

Several Bulldog defensive players scramble for a loose ball, as Pickering quarterback Evan Fernandez tries to pick it up. The Bulldogs took down Pickering 29-20 Friday night to even their record to 2-2 on the season. (Photo by Yvette Jagneaux)

Evening things up

VILLE PLATTE -- Despite a strong second half charge by the Pickering Red Devils, the Ville Platte Bulldogs were able to pick up a late score to secure a 29-20 non-district win here Friday night.

Sacred Heart sneaks past Menard; picks up third win of year

VILLE PLATTE – The Sacred Heart Trojans and the Menard Eagles stained their jerseys brown Friday night in a muddy, sloppy battle, with the Trojans finding a way to sneak past the Eagles in a 9-6 no

Pine Prairie drops first district game to Church Point; Mamou falls in close one to Port Barre

Both the Pine Prairie Panthers and the Mamou Demons came into District 5-3A competition this week with high hopes.

Ville Platte High quarterback Terrian Roy (3) looks for space against Pine Prairie earlier this season while Jahamal Byers (2) and Dave Arvie try to get a block for him. The Bulldogs are 1-2 on the year and will face Pickering tomorrow night in hopes of evening their record on the year. (Photo by Yvette Jagneaux)

Balancing act

VILLE PLATTE -- It definitely has been an up and down season for the Ville Platte High Bulldogs in 2018.

Sacred Heart hosts Menard in game to replace False River

VILLE PLATTE -- This past offseason, the Sacred Heart Trojans found out that False River Academy had dropped their football program, leaving a hole in their schedule for week four of this season.

Lifestyle

Sunday, September 28, 2008- Mamou High School’s Homecoming Court for 2008 has been announced. Pictured here, left to right, kneeling, are Naomi Ardoin, Amy Fontenot, Alexis Ortego, Lainey Reed, and Lainey Fontenot. In the back, same order, are Holly Spreyer, Alyssa Davis, Nikki Celestine, Amanda Fontenot, Christine Bondick, Taylor Dupuis, and Hannah Vidrine. Not pictured is Olivia Soileau. (Gazette file photo)

Looking Back: September 1988, 1998, and 2008

September 1, 1988
• Enrollment figures released this week by Evangeline Parish Schools show that the public school system has expected a decline in students.

By ALI MORAS Editorial Intern

From left to right are new Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Regional Medical Center Calvin Green, Rotarian Barbara Buroker, and Rotary President Richard LeJeune. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Rotary refines its image and learns about hospitalization

Over the course of the Rotary Club of Ville Platte’s previous two meetings, club members heard from representatives of organizations who are in the business of caring for the needs of other people.

By TONY MARKS Associate Editor

Miss Tournoi Queen- Taylor Grace Perrodin. She is the daughter of Brandon and Shannon Joubert and Rory Perrodin. (Photo by Mable Foreman)

PPHS’s Perrodins named 2018 Tournoi Pageant Queens

New royalty was crowned Saturday at the Louisiana Tournoi Pageant. The newly crowned queens were Miss Tournoi Queen Taylor Grace Perrodin and Teen Tournoi Queen Riana Perrodin.

By By: TONY MARKS Associate Editor

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