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Peggy Martin stands beneath the Peggy Martin rose growing along a fence at her home in Gonzales, Louisiana. The rose was named for Martin after it survived being inundated with water for several weeks on her Plaquemines Parish property after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (Photo by Eddy Perez/LSU)

Peggy Martin stands beneath the Peggy Martin rose growing along a fence at her home in Gonzales, Louisiana. The rose was named for Martin after it survived being inundated with water for several weeks on her Plaquemines Parish property after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (Photo by Eddy Perez/LSU)

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The Peggy Martin Rose: 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

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Thursday, August 21, 2025
By: TOBIE BLANCHARD LSU AgCenter GONZALES — A quick glance at Peggy Martin’s Gonzales home, and it’s clear she loves plants. Paintings and prints of flowers line her walls, tablecloths pop with colorful flora, potted plants fill corners and bouquets dot shelves and end tables.
Louisiana Tournoi Queen Skyla Elizabeth Fontenot

Louisiana Tournoi Queen Skyla Elizabeth Fontenot

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Fontenot: “This year has truly been a dream come true.”

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Monday, August 18, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor “Being crowned Louisiana Tournoi Queen 76, has given me the opportunity to step outside of my box and not only make a difference within our association, but our community of Ville Platte as well,” shares outgoing Louisiana Tournoi Queen Skyla Elizabeth Fontenot.
Teen Tournoi Queen Chloe Brook Childers

Teen Tournoi Queen Chloe Brook Childers

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Childers: “I knew I had to compete for myself, my family and especially my paw paw.”

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Monday, August 18, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor “Being crowned Teen Tournoi Queen,” outgoing queen Chloe Brook Childers, says, “has given me more than just the opportunities that are guaranteed, they have also opened my eyes to see what this community really has to offer.
The Stansbury Family, Ryan and Sophie and their daughters Cecilia and Charlene, address the crowd at the annual Charlene Richard Mass. The family prayed to the “The Little Cajun Saint” for a healthy birth of their daughter Charlene. (LSN photo by Claudette Olivier)

The Stansbury Family, Ryan and Sophie and their daughters Cecilia and Charlene, address the crowd at the annual Charlene Richard Mass. The family prayed to the “The Little Cajun Saint” for a healthy birth of their daughter Charlene. (LSN photo by Claudette Olivier)

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A pilgrimage of faith

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Monday, August 18, 2025
By: CLAUDETTE OLIVIER LSN Editor RICHARD — At a Mass held each Aug. 11, several of the first few pews in St.
PROTESTORS MARCH AT LOCAL GEO DETENTION CENTER - Joseph Bryant, international executive director of SEIU (far left), was among the 300 that gathered on East Stagg Avenue in front of the local detainee center back in July of this year. (Photo by Robert Stewart, Verite News)

PROTESTORS MARCH AT LOCAL GEO DETENTION CENTER - Joseph Bryant, international executive director of SEIU (far left), was among the 300 that gathered on East Stagg Avenue in front of the local detainee center back in July of this year. (Photo by Robert Stewart, Verite News)

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Civil rights advocates tour ICE detention centers in parish

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Thursday, August 14, 2025
By: GREG LAROSE Louisiana Illuminator In late July, officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement provided access to three detention centers they operate in Louisiana to a group of about 20 civil rights advocates.
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Arrest is made in case of arson at senior center

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Monday, August 11, 2025
EVANGELINE PARISH – State Fire Marshal (SFM) deputies arrested a Ville Platte man on Friday, August 1, for setting fire to a unit at an elderly and disabled senior living apartment complex in Ville Platte. William McBride, 56, has been charged with aggravated arson. Shortly before 9 a.m.
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Fields urges universal Head Start at town hall

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Monday, August 11, 2025
By: HARLAN KIRGAN LSN Editor Universal Head Start starting for 2-year-olds would help produce productive citizens, said U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields at a town hall on Tuesday at the Eunice City Hall. “When you hear about this bill, you will say, oh, Cleo, that costs too much.
FRIEND OF THE VVA - Cody and Louise Vidrine were presented the Friend of the VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America) award for Chapter #632 in Ville Platte by President JD Soileau (center).

FRIEND OF THE VVA - Cody and Louise Vidrine were presented the Friend of the VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America) award for Chapter #632 in Ville Platte by President JD Soileau (center).

VVA State Convention is held in Kinder

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
VVA State Convention is held in Kinder
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