Chateau Des Amis celebrates Christmas

Residents of Chateau Des Amis celebrated Christmas on Wednesday, December 21. Presiding over the festivities was Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court Randy Deshotel. The day featured gifts being distributed from Mercy Regional Medical Center, Christmas carols, and a lunch. In the left photo, Carleen Jones, executive director of Evangeline Community Action Inc., leads the residents in “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” In the right photo, Candace Aguillard, with MRMC, distributes Christmas cards from students at Sacred Heart, Ville Platte Elementary, and James Stephens Montessori. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)