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Former editor of Ville Platte Gazette passes away

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Monday, May 26, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor Carissa Hebert, who served as editor of the Ville Platte Gazette from 1998-2011, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, at the age of 59. A Catholic funeral service was held at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Eunice on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 1 p.m. Deacon Gary Gaudin officiated.
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La. Cotton Festival presents donation to FFA programs

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Monday, May 26, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Members of the Louisiana Cotton Festival board presented a donation to the Future Farmers of America clubs at Ville Platte High School, Mamou High School, Pine Prairie High School, and Basile High School.
Pictured in the main photo is the Reddell-Vidrine Water System water tower. Pictured in the inset photo is Elizabeth Yvette Jagneaux, a former teacher in Evangeline Parish who worked with Communities Unlimited to restore and rebuild the water system. (Photos courtesy of Communities Unlimited and Elizabeth Jagneaux)

Pictured in the main photo is the Reddell-Vidrine Water System water tower. Pictured in the inset photo is Elizabeth Yvette Jagneaux, a former teacher in Evangeline Parish who worked with Communities Unlimited to restore and rebuild the water system. (Photos courtesy of Communities Unlimited and Elizabeth Jagneaux)

Back from the brink

News Staff
Thursday, May 22, 2025
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Derek Shore, content coordinator for Communities Unlimited.) When Elizabeth Yvette Jagneaux stepped into her role at the Reddell Vidrine Water District (RVWD) in Ville Platte, the system was in chaos.
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City is approved for EPA Brownfields funding

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Thursday, May 22, 2025
The Acadiana Planning Commission (APC) has been selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to receive a $1.2 million Brownfields Coalition Assessment Grant to assess and plan the redevelopment of contaminated and underused properties across the Acadiana region.
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Company plans $1B investment in Acadia

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Thursday, May 22, 2025
Acadia Parish is about to become the home of what’s being touted as the world’s first net-zero emissions fuel production facility. Clean Refineries, Inc.
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Unclaimed property checks are on the way

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Thursday, May 22, 2025
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, M.D., announced that approximately 143,000 unclaimed property checks totaling over $34 million will be mailed out on Friday May 30 following a data match to update addresses with the Louisiana Department of Revenue.
Basile High School alumnus Leighe’ McClelland Roark (center front) smiles as she comes downhill along with other runners in the Boston Marathon.

Basile High School alumnus Leighe’ McClelland Roark (center front) smiles as she comes downhill along with other runners in the Boston Marathon.

From Basile to Boston

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Monday, May 19, 2025
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor BOSTON, Mass. - On Monday, April 21, 2025, Leighé McClelland Roark—a proud 1997 graduate of Basile High School—crossed the finish line of one of the world’s most legendary races: the Boston Marathon.
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