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New Tournoi royalty is crowned

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Several young ladies were selected to represent the Louisiana Tournoi Association during pageant festivities held Saturday, August 23, at the Northside Civic Center. Shown in the top photo, from left, are Ms.

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Katrina still among Atlantic’s most deadly, costly

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

By: ALAN WOOTEN The Center Square (The Center Square) – Twenty years ago this Friday, Hurricane Katrina – once a Category 5 beast – made landfall as a Category 3 first in southeastern Louisiana and then again on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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SMC is awarded accreditation

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

MAMOU - Savoy Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards.

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CES is named school of merit

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

CHATAIGNIER - Chataignier Elementary is proud to announce that is has been named a 2024-2025 National Beta School of Merit. This recognition was earned by offering National Beta to all eligible grades on our campus.

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SoLAcc selected as one of 10 colleges driving the future of apprenticeships

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) has earned a spot in an elite national cohort, joining only ten colleges in the country chosen by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) to spearhead its new Scaling Apprenticeship at Community Colleges project.

LOCAL LEADERS MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVE BUTLER - Mamou mayor Leisa Deshotel, Turkey Creek mayor Bert Campbell, Ville Platte mayor Ryan Leday Williams and Ville Platte City Clerk/Treasurer Donald Bergeron recently met at the Mou Latte in Mamou to discuss economic development and needs of the parish municipalities. Shown, from left, are Deshotel, Campbell, Butler, Williams and Bergeron. (Photo courtesy of the Mou Latte)

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Representative shares updates

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Monday, August 25, 2025

State Representative Rhonda Butler has established a program in Rapides Parish where she meets with the local municipality leadership to discuss needs, wants and any issues on a state level they may need assistance with.

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EPSD is number one in state in literacy growth

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Monday, August 25, 2025

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor During the August 20, meeting of the Evangeline Parish School Board, Superintendent Darwan Lazard stated while they are still waiting on additional data from the state, he wanted to congratulate Cheri Fontenot and staff members on their work on improving literacy...

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Switching ‘laynes’

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Thursday, August 21, 2025

Staff Report Ville Platte Broadcasting Company, the proud parent company of KVPI AM and FM, announces an important change in leadership as longtime General Manager Mark Layne steps down from his role, effective August 9, according to a press release.

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Parishes could invest opioid settlement funds

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Thursday, August 21, 2025

By: NOLAN MCKENDRY The Center Square (The Center Square) – Louisiana’s parishes are flush with opioid-settlement cash, but a lot of questions remain about how those funds are being used and how they should be used.

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As Louisiana sees more tornadoes, will parishes install sirens?

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Thursday, August 21, 2025

By: MADHRI YEHIYA Verite News (Editor’s Note: The following article is courtesy of Louisiana llluminator. It first appeared on Verite News New Orleans and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. It can be found at lailluminator.com.

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