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Big changes await LSU in 2024

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Monday, August 26, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor Turnover is the name of the game in modern era college football. With draft picks, coaching changes and the transfer portal, a team very rarely looks similar from one season to the next.

The Pine Prairie Panthers have a moment of prayer after a scrimmage against the Basile Bearcats on Thursday, August 22. Pictured in the front are head coach Lance Meyers (left) and assistant coach Hunter David (right). (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Panthers host Bearcats in football scrimmage

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Monday, August 26, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor PINE PRAIRIE - Two of the four new head football coaches in the parish got an opportunity to see their teams against live competition as Pine Prairie hosted Basile in a scrimmage on Thursday, August 22.

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Wilson looks ahead while looking back on time at VPHS

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Thursday, August 22, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor Vandryua Wilson, now a basketball player at Baton Rouge Community College, enjoyed much success on and off the court while at Ville Platte High School.

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Long-time sports reporter is laid to rest

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Thursday, August 22, 2024

Edward Hilton Daniels, III, passed away peacefully on August 16, surrounded by family. He was 67. Daniels is preceded in death by his parents, Edward Hilton Daniels Jr. and Ursula Grey Daniels, both of New Orleans.

Teams earn recognition from city

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Teams earn recognition from city

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Monday, August 19, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor All-Star teams that achieved success on the field this summer were recognized during the Ville Platte City Council meeting held Tuesday, August 13. The 6U softball T-Ball team was recognized for reaching the PONY League World Series in Youngsville.

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The Marks Post: A decade in

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

In what seems like a past life ago, I was the minute clerk for Division A of the 13th Judicial District Court. I still remember one morning like it was yesterday. On that day, 10 years ago, I walked into Judge Larry Vidrine’s office before court and started visiting with the court reporters.

Ryder Cup style match is held between Ville Platte, Eunice Country Clubs

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Ryder Cup style match is held between Ville Platte, Eunice Country Clubs

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor A Ryder Cup style tournament between the Ville Platte Country Club and the Eunice Country Club dubbed Deux Coupes Paroissial (Two-Parish Cup) was held over two days this past weekend.

2023 Biletnikoff Award winner and unanimous 1st-team All-America Marvin Harrison Jr. (Photo submitted)

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Daniels is named to Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List

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Monday, August 12, 2024

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., the Florida-based creator and sponsor of the prestigious Biletnikoff Award, has released the 2024 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List.

Destiny Lavigne (seated center left) is pictured as she signs to play college softball with Xavier University of Louisiana. Also pictured (from left) are standing Ville Platte High School Principal Shelsy Williams and former Ville Platte High School Assistant Principal Dawn Bellard; seated- Ville Platte High School Softball Coach Devinskie Arvie, Latoya Lavigne, and Ville Platte High School Assistant Coach Shonda Jack. (File photo)

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Home run leader thanks her mom for softball success

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor The Ville Platte High School holder of the home run record will now take her trade to the college level at Xavier University of Louisiana. Along the way, she credits her mom for her successes and learned some valuable advice to pass along to future Lady Bulldogs.

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Mondo is Louisiana’s and LSU’s greatest, no questions asked

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

I’ve seen LSU’s Greatest of All-Time, live and in-person, and it was incredible. I’ve eaten a meal with my wife ten feet away from greatness and chosen to respect their privacy. So, who’s the GOAT, and where did I share restaurant space with them? Did I have Plucker’s Wings near Joe Burrow in 2019?

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