First woman clerk sworn
April 3, 1997 - Pictured above right is Gwen M. Phillips, who was recently sworn is by Ville Platte City Judge Donald Launey (left) as the new Ville Platte City Clerk. Mayor Bennett Baquet said he thinks Phillips is the first female city clerk to serve the city of Ville Platte (with the exception of one who served as acting city clerk) since the council’s inception in 1912. “I am looking forwa...
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