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Teen Tournoi Queen Ann-Kathryn Vidrine

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Vidrine: “I have learned that it takes a lot of courage and confidence.”

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Monday, August 17, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Teen Tournoi Queen Ann-Kathryn Vidrine shares, “Being crowned as the 2025 Teen Miss Tournoi queen has given me so many friendships, I got to experience so many different festivals, and has made me really see what Louisiana has to offer.
Fr. Josh Guillory is pictured above as he incenses around the altar during the 67th Anniversary Mass honoring Servant of God Charlene Richard. The Mass was held Tuesday, August 11, at St. Edward Catholic Church, in Richard. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Fr. Josh Guillory is pictured above as he incenses around the altar during the 67th Anniversary Mass honoring Servant of God Charlene Richard. The Mass was held Tuesday, August 11, at St. Edward Catholic Church, in Richard. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Witnessing on the prairie

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor RICHARD - The crawfish traps are lying empty, and the crawfish ponds are dry in the August heat around this tiny Cajun hamlet in Acadia Parish. What is not dry this time of year is the faith of the residents, which is practiced at St. Edward Catholic Church in Richard.
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Ballot is set for November election

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor The ballot for the November election is set as qualifying ended on Friday, August 7. All three judges in Evangeline Parish are running without opposition. Marcus L. Fontenot is unopposed in the District Judge 13th Judicial District Court, Division A; Chuck R.
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LDWF announces drawdown is scheduled for Chicot Lake

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
By: SHERRY DOUZAT LDWF BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has scheduled a drawdown on Chicot Lake in Evangeline Parish for fish habitat improvement, organic reduction, and nuisance aquatic vegetation control.
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DOTD, State Police lenient on enforcing big truck weight limits, audit finds

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
By: GREG LAROSE Louisiana Illuminator The two state agencies charged with enforcing Louisiana laws that limit the size and weight of big rigs have taken their eyes off the road in recent years, according to a new Legislative Auditor’s report.
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Louisiana congressional field set with 36 candidates

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
By: NOLAN MCKENDRY The Center Square (The Center Square) – Louisiana voters will have plenty of choices for Congress this fall, but most of the action is concentrated in two races where there is no incumbent to beat. Thirty-six candidates qualified for the state’s six U.S.
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Qualifying ends

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Monday, August 10, 2026
Qualifying for the November election ended on Friday, August 7. The following is the final list of candidates in local elections. District Judge 13th Judicial District Court, Division A- Marcus L. Fontenot District Judge 13th Judicial District Court, Division B- Chuck R.
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Qualifying continues for November election

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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Qualifying for the upcoming November elections continues until Friday, August 7. Qualifying will be held at the Clerk of Court’s office in the Evangeline Parish Courthouse from the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each of the qualifying days.
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