Teachers of the year are honored at ceremony

By News Staff on Monday, May 18, 2026
  • (L-R) Bobby Hamlin, president of the Evangeline Parish School Board; Candace Manuel, principal of Vidrine Elementary; Lauren Thibodeaux, elementary teacher of the year; and Darwan Lazard, superintendent.
    (L-R) Bobby Hamlin, president of the Evangeline Parish School Board; Candace Manuel, principal of Vidrine Elementary; Lauren Thibodeaux, elementary teacher of the year; and Darwan Lazard, superintendent.
  • (L-R) Bobby Hamlin, president of the Evangeline Parish School Board; Lisa Celestine, principal of Mamou Junior High; Monseeta Richard, middle school teacher of the year; and Darwan Lazard, superintendent. (Photos courtesy of Tone Tezeno)
    (L-R) Bobby Hamlin, president of the Evangeline Parish School Board; Lisa Celestine, principal of Mamou Junior High; Monseeta Richard, middle school teacher of the year; and Darwan Lazard, superintendent. (Photos courtesy of Tone Tezeno)
    Staff Report VILLE PLATTE - The Mamou Civic Center provided as the venue for this year’s Evangeline Parish School District Teacher of the Year ceremony, held Tuesday, May 12. At this year’s ceremony, Lauren Thibodeaux, of Vidrine Elementary, was honored as the district’s elementary teacher of the year, and Monseeta Richard, of Mamou Junior High School, was honored as the district’s mid...

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