The best of 2024

By News Staff on Thursday, January 2, 2025
Plenty of news making moments took place over the previous 12 months
  • Sacred Heart girls’ basketball head coach Craig Whittington (left) consoles senior player Kali Shiver (right) as she exits the state semifinal game against Southern Lab. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Sacred Heart girls’ basketball head coach Craig Whittington (left) consoles senior player Kali Shiver (right) as she exits the state semifinal game against Southern Lab. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
  • Youngsters as they participate in the Little Courir Chicken Chase as part of the inaugural Bastrop, Texas, Mardi Gras celebration.
    Youngsters as they participate in the Little Courir Chicken Chase as part of the inaugural Bastrop, Texas, Mardi Gras celebration.
  • The peaceful protestors are pictured as they circle around the Evangeline Parish Courthouse seven times on Monday, March 11. The event was held in memory of Brittany Fontenot. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)
    The peaceful protestors are pictured as they circle around the Evangeline Parish Courthouse seven times on Monday, March 11. The event was held in memory of Brittany Fontenot. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)
    Staff Report Half of the decade known as the 2020s is already over. Congratulations, we have made it to this point! Much like the first four years of this decade, 2024 has produced numerous newsworthy events across Evangeline Parish. At the end of the year, one question remained. Where would these stories rank in terms of top stories of the year? To answer that question, staff members of the...

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