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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)

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)

Basile land ties to JFK

News Staff
Thursday, November 16, 2023
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor As the nation approaches the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963), I have discovered for the first time that the Kennedy story has some unusual connections to the Basile area.
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)

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)

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House speaker candidates consolidate behind DeVillier

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
BATON ROUGE — Representatives Jack McFarland (R-Winnfield), Julie Emerson (R-Carencro), Tony Bacala (R-Prairieville), Brett Geymann (R-Moss Bluff), and Daryl Deshotel (R-Hessmer) are announcing the suspension of their campaigns for Speaker of the House and urging their supporters to unite behind...
Pictured is one of the new welcome signs which was installed earlier this week in Turkey Creek. (Photo courtesy of Bert Campbell)

Pictured is one of the new welcome signs which was installed earlier this week in Turkey Creek. (Photo courtesy of Bert Campbell)

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A welcome site

News Staff
Monday, November 13, 2023
Staff Report Turkey Creek has just installed two new welcome signs for the village. One is located on the northside of Turkey Creek on U.S. Hwy 167 South not far from the corporate limit sign when traveling from the north.
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)

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)

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Ville Platte Rotary: Dr. Bendily discusses state policies

News Staff
Monday, November 13, 2023
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Jimmy LeBlanc welcomed Erin Bendily, Ph.D, Vice President for Policy and Strategy with The Pelican Institute for Public Policy, as the guest speaker for the November 7, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.
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)

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)

Ville Platte native is a Rhodes Scholar finalist

News Staff
Thursday, November 9, 2023
McNeese State University student Sam Gil is a finalist for a Rhodes Scholar. Gil, from Ville Platte, is a senior majoring in mass communication and a member of the McNeese Honors College.
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Parish is included in rural infrastructure grant program

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Monday, November 6, 2023
BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has selected Louisiana along with 23 other regions to participate in the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) program under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Tri-Parish jobless rate, workforce holds steady

News Staff
Monday, November 6, 2023
Staff Report The Tri-Parish workforce in September held steady and unemployment rates changed little from a year ago, according to statistic released by Louisiana Workforce Commission. Louisiana’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September is 3.6%.
Photo courtesy of Ville Platte High School

Photo courtesy of Ville Platte High School

Bulldogs head to state cross country meet

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Friday, November 3, 2023
Two Bulldog cross country runners from Ville Platte High qualified for the state meet in Natchitoches on Monday, November 13. Ja'Kylin Manley placed 22nd and Kaden Ardoin placed 24th at the regional cross country meet.
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)

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)

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Lee is picked for Who’s Who list

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor An article entitled “An overdue experience: Lee is among veterans on Honor Flight Louisiana” that appeared in The Kinder Courier News and originally printed in the Sunday, November 20, 2022, edition of the Ville Platte Gazette, caught the eye of Marquis Who’s Who.
Junior Dugas plays a Swamp Pop song that he wrote while previously at the Louisiana Swamp Pop Museum. He was among the stars at the birthday celebration on Friday, October 27. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Junior Dugas plays a Swamp Pop song that he wrote while previously at the Louisiana Swamp Pop Museum. He was among the stars at the birthday celebration on Friday, October 27. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Swamp Pop Museum celebrates birthday

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor Several Swamp Pop stars turned out on Friday, October 27, to wish a happy 13th birthday to the Louisiana Swamp Pop Museum in Ville Platte. Among the stars in attendance was Junior Dugas, who played a song that he wrote while at the museum last year.
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