Looking Back:

Recalling events of April 1946

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Today, we take a look back at the events happening in Ville Platte 80 years ago in April 1946. •Captain P.W. LaHaye, in a letter home to his parents, shared what it was like in Japan following World War II. He said, “The black market rages here, with $45 for a pair of shoes and $25 for a carton of cigarettes.” He added, “Tokyo has been completely destroyed …