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The 2019 Woman with Heart Award recipient from Evangeline Parish Connie Lamke (left) is pictured as she shares a laugh with the recipient from St. Landry Parish Susie Peck (right). (Photo courtesy of Connie Lamke)
Connie Lamke is the investigations secretary for the Ville Platte Police Department and is involved in many community service activities.
The Chataignier Village Council Monday night voted to raise the sewer bills from $15.00 per month to $20.00.
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A Ville Platte man was arrested in St. Landry Parish on February 14 after he allegedly beat a disabled veteran at a gas station in Nuba.
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A Eunice man who escaped from the St. Landry Parish Jail at about 9 p.m.
Crop duster pilot Jonathan Young sits in the cockpit of a plane as it is being loaded with fertilizer for a ryegrass field used to feed cattle before taking off from Central Farmers Flying Service to fertilize land in Evangeline Parish. The Ville Platte native and son of a former crop duster pilot began working with Central Farmers back in January of this year. (Gazette photos by Elizabeth West)
After a near 17 year hiatus away from soaring over thousands of acres of farm land in Evangeline Parish, Ville Platte native Jonathan Young has landed back at home to continue the career he was des
Sports
Ville Platte High guard Jahmal Byers (2) tries to find a teammate in a game played earlier this season. The No. 4 seed Bulldogs will host Springfield in the first round of the LHSAA Class 3A playoffs tomorrow night. Game time is set for 7 p.m. (Gazette file photo)
It has been a long time coming, but the quest for the state title begins in earnest tomorrow night for all five of the Evangeline Parish hard court teams.
By: TRACEY
JAGNEAUX
Sports Editor
Sacred Heart’s Amanda Bergeron drives toward the baseline against a St. Ed’s defender in Thursday’s first round playoff game. Sacred Heart fell to the Lady Blue Jays 45-32, eliminating them from the playoffs. (Gazette photo by Yvette Jagneaux
EUNICE -- As good as the Sacred Heart offense was in the first half of their LHSAA Division IV first round playoff game against St.
PINE PRAIRIE -- The Pine Prairie Lady Panther’s promising playoff berth came to an abrupt end at the hands of the Richwood Thursday night, as the Lady Rams dominated Pine Prairie 54-38 in an aggre
RAYVILLE -- It was a tough night both offensively and defensively for the Ville Platte Lady Bulldogs as they dropped a 77-31 decision to the Rayville Lady Hornets in the first round of the Class 2A
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From left to right are LSUE admissions coordinator Patton Griffith, LSUE Interim Chancellor Dr. William Crowe, Rotarian Dr. Willie Buller, and Rotary President Peter Strawitz. Dr. Buller, after the meeting, presented Dr. Crowe a check in the amount of $5,100.00 for the LSUE Scholarship Fund. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
At its recent meetings in February, the Ville Platte Rotary Club heard from interim chancellor of LSUE Dr.
By TONY MARKS Associate Editor
February 2, 1929
• Officers were elected for 1929 at the annual meeting of the Ville Platte banks and their branches.
By ALI MORAS Editorial Intern
From left to right are Rotarian Annette Johnson, Jill Stevens, and Rotary President Peter Strawitz. Stevens addressed the Rotary Club on behalf of Every Paw Animal Rescue (EPAR) and their work rescuing stray animals in Evangeline Parish. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)
The idea of service above self is not only germane to the Rotary Club.
By TONY MARKS Associate Editor
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