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Participants, including Ville Platte Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams (center), listen to a presentation during a recent heirs’ property training event in Ville Platte. (Photo provided by the Southern University Ag Center)

Participants, including Ville Platte Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams (center), listen to a presentation during a recent heirs’ property training event in Ville Platte. (Photo provided by the Southern University Ag Center)

AgCenter heirs’ property education initiative strives to help rural communities

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
By: OLIVIA MCCLURE LSU AgCenter BATON ROUGE — When Leah Carter visits rural towns across Louisiana in her role as the LSU AgCenter’s community and economic development specialist, she makes it a point to ask residents what issues they believe are holding their communities back.
Farm Bureau holds Membership Monday

Farm Bureau holds Membership Monday

Farm Bureau holds Membership Monday

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Monday, May 11, was Membership Monday at Farm Bureau in Ville Platte. Membership in Louisiana Farm Bureau offers a multitude of benefits and adds new benefits all the time.
A crewmember is pictured as he works on the front exterior of the building that houses the Evangeline Chamber of Commerce and Evangeline Parish Tourist Commission. The work is through a grant program that was announced during the Ville Platte City Council meeting held Tuesday, May 12. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

A crewmember is pictured as he works on the front exterior of the building that houses the Evangeline Chamber of Commerce and Evangeline Parish Tourist Commission. The work is through a grant program that was announced during the Ville Platte City Council meeting held Tuesday, May 12. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

City receives funds for wastewater, other projects

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Monday, May 18, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE – Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams, during the Ville Platte City Council meeting held Tuesday, May 12, announced the city has been approved for a loan in the amount of $8,845,000, through the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
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Mamou hears water report

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Monday, May 18, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor During the May 13, meeting of the Mamou Town Council, Mayor Leisa Deshotel shared the Town of Mamou has received a water grade rating of 100 percent A from the Department of Health for 2025, which is a major improvement.
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Senate advances 5-1 Republican map to House

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Monday, May 18, 2026
By: SHERIDAN WHITE, KYLAH BABIN, AVERY WHITE AND GRACIE THOMAS LSU Manship School News Service (Editor’s Note: The comments from State Senator Heather Cloud were added by Ville Platte Gazette editor Tony Marks.
This photo of Caden Askey (7) sliding underneath a tag to score Pine Prairie’s second run in the top of the first inning in Game 3 against Berwick won 1st place for Best Sports Photo.

This photo of Caden Askey (7) sliding underneath a tag to score Pine Prairie’s second run in the top of the first inning in Game 3 against Berwick won 1st place for Best Sports Photo.

Win, place, and sheaux

News Staff
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Staff Report The Louisiana Press Association announced the winners of the 2025 Better Newspaper Competition on May 8, 2026 at the Baton Rouge City Club, including Newspaper of the Year honors, which included: Division 1: The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate Division 2: The Ruston Daily...
Braxton Ardoin, of Mamou High School, is pictured with his gold medal in Boys High Jump 3A. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Braxton Ardoin, of Mamou High School, is pictured with his gold medal in Boys High Jump 3A. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Looking for precious medals

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Thursday, May 14, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor BATON ROUGE - Despite weather conditions moving many of the events inside the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse, parish athletes from Evangeline Parish took home medals at the LHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Meet at LSU.
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Early voting ends with 848 votes

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Thursday, May 14, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor Early voting for the Saturday, May 16, election ended with 848 votes being cast in Evangeline Parish.
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