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DANNY GRANGER -- A New Orleans native and Grace King High School product, Granger carved out an impressive 10-year career in the NBA, including an All-Star Game appearance, after playing collegiately at Bradley and New Mexico. (Photo courtesy of LSWA)

DANNY GRANGER -- A New Orleans native and Grace King High School product, Granger carved out an impressive 10-year career in the NBA, including an All-Star Game appearance, after playing collegiately at Bradley and New Mexico. (Photo courtesy of LSWA)

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Granger sparkled at every level by doing things the right way in every aspect

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
By: BILL BUMGARNER Written for the LSWA Enshrinement in an athletic Hall of Fame most times requires a high level of success over a lengthy period of time.
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Older Adult Home Modification Program is offered

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Evangeline Community Action Agency Inc. is announcing the availability of funds for the Older Adult Home Modification Program (OAHMP). This program is to make safety and functional home modifications and limited repairs to meet the needs of low-income elderly home owners and renters.
Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams (center) presents a proclamation to Boone’s daughters Carmen Bellard-Foutch (left) and Rachel Escamilla (right).

Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams (center) presents a proclamation to Boone’s daughters Carmen Bellard-Foutch (left) and Rachel Escamilla (right).

Waven Boone Day is held

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Monday, June 16, 2025
A ceremony honoring the artistic impact of the late Waven Boone was held on Friday, June 13, inside Ville Platte City Hall. The program included remarks from the Boone family, public officials, educators, friends, fellow artists and musicians, and former students.
100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED - Heritage Manor resident Albert Catyb celebrated his 100th birthday with a celebration on Monday, June 9. Catyb (seated) is shown with, from left, Activity Director Patricia Duplechin, son-on-law Chris Briley, daughter Gina Briley, Mable Foreman, and Clerk of Court Randy Deshotel. (Photos courtesy of Misty Parker)

100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED - Heritage Manor resident Albert Catyb celebrated his 100th birthday with a celebration on Monday, June 9. Catyb (seated) is shown with, from left, Activity Director Patricia Duplechin, son-on-law Chris Briley, daughter Gina Briley, Mable Foreman, and Clerk of Court Randy Deshotel. (Photos courtesy of Misty Parker)

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A century’s worth of memories:

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Heritage Manor resident Albert Marty Catyb celebrated his 100th birthday on Monday, June 9, 2025. He was born to immigrant parents, with his father from Syria and his mother from Czechoslovakia.
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OMV warns of another text scam

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana State Police and the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) are alerting residents about another text message scam that has the potential to steal personal information and charge unnecessary fees.
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Bill is sponsored to expand Medicare

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
By: ANNA PULEO LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE--A proposal to expand Louisiana’s Medicaid coverage for mental health to include partial hospitalization services is moving forward in the Legislature, but only after lawmakers removed a key component to cut costs.
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State senate approves revised budget

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
By: ANNA PULEO LSU Manship School News Service With the end of the legislative session approaching, the Louisiana Senate approved a revised state budget Monday, adding at least $1.2 billion that was not in the House version of the bill. The money would come from the $3.
Pictured (L to R): Thomas Falgout, SoLAcc’s Development & Annual Giving Manager; Wayne Bordelon, Cabot Facilities General Manager; Lana Fontenot, SoLAcc’s Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation for SoLAcc; Carleen Sylvester, SoLAcc’s Ville Platte Campus Director.

Pictured (L to R): Thomas Falgout, SoLAcc’s Development & Annual Giving Manager; Wayne Bordelon, Cabot Facilities General Manager; Lana Fontenot, SoLAcc’s Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation for SoLAcc; Carleen Sylvester, SoLAcc’s Ville Platte Campus Director.

Cabot Corporate Foundation invests in SoLAcc’s Ville Platte campus with $30,000 scholarship grant

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) celebrated a $30,000 investment from the Cabot Corporate Foundation to support scholarships for students in Evangeline Parish during a check presentation held on Wednesday, May 14, at its Ville Platte Campus.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was named pope on May 8. He took the name Leo XIV and shares famliy ties to the local Lemelle family. (Photo courtesy of Pope Leo XIV on X)

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was named pope on May 8. He took the name Leo XIV and shares famliy ties to the local Lemelle family. (Photo courtesy of Pope Leo XIV on X)

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Pope Creole

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Monday, June 9, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, on May 8, was elected as pope to succeed the late Pope Francis. It was a historic announcement because the new pontiff, who took the name Leo XIV, is the first American to sit on the seat of St. Peter.
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