Looking Back:

By News Staff on Thursday, March 5, 2026
Recalling events of March 1976
  • CHICOT STATE PARK UPGRADES MADE - In March 1976, Chicot State Park underwent renovations to the main picnic shelter and prepared for the fishing season with a new boat launch at the south landing. (Gazette file photo)
    CHICOT STATE PARK UPGRADES MADE - In March 1976, Chicot State Park underwent renovations to the main picnic shelter and prepared for the fishing season with a new boat launch at the south landing. (Gazette file photo)

    By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Today, we take a look back at the events happening Ville Platte 50 years ago in March 1976. •Rosemary Ludeau, Women’s Editor with the Ville Platte Gazette, won several awards at the Louisiana Press Women’s Association convention held in Lake Charles. •Angela Deville and Jessica Soileau qualified for the state gymnastics meet in Baton Rouge. They attended …