July 18, 2026
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Clerk of Court Walter Lee and Deputy Louis Demoruelle look over legal documents by which president-elect John F. Kennedy transferred mineral holdings in Evangeline Parish to Janet DeRosiers, said to be the hostess-secretary of his personal plane. The mineral rights, acquired in 1951, are on property near Basile and will soon be expiring, unless production is begun within the coming year. (J. Quinn photo and caption - Dec. 29, 1960, Ville Platte Gazette)
State Rep. Phillip DeVillier in his office at DeVillier House Movers and Leveling on U.S. 190 east of Eunice. DeVillier was re-elected unopposed for a third term as District 41 representative. (LSN photo by Harlan Kirgan)
Pictured is one of the new welcome signs which was installed earlier this week in Turkey Creek. (Photo courtesy of Bert Campbell)
STATE ISSUES DISCUSSED - Dr. Erin Bendily with the Pelican Policy Institute for Public Policy (center) was the guest speaker for the November 7, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. She is shown with Rotarian Jimmy LeBlanc (left) and Rotary President Brian Ardoin. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)
Sam Gil,of Ville Platte, has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar finalist. He is currently a senior at McNeese State University. (Photo courtesy of MSU)
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Photo courtesy of Ville Platte High School
Michael Lee is pictured here sitting on the front porch of his business on Main Street in Ville Platte while holding the medals he received while serving in Vietnam. Among the awards he received is the Distinguished Flying Cross for a mission in Cambodia. (Gazette file photo)