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Funds will be received for new VP fire station

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Thursday, July 13, 2023
By: NANCY DUPLECHAIN Staff Reporter Fire Chief Chris Soileau shared good news with the Ville Platte City Council at their July 11 meeting. He announced the department is going to receive $500,000 to begin the city’s new fire station project.
Wendell Davis

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Wendell Davis was way ahead of the game while rewriting LSU, SEC receiving records

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Monday, July 10, 2023
By TEDDY ALLEN Journal Sports A two-time All-America receiver and the SEC Player of the Year as a senior in 1987, former LSU Tiger Wendell Davis is so unassuming, so under the radar and in the moment, that how good he was can somewhat escape a lot of folks, including, of all people, Wendell Davis.
Eric Guillory prepares to catch a ring at the 2022 Tournoi de la Ville Platte. (Photo courtesy of 64 Parishes)

Eric Guillory prepares to catch a ring at the 2022 Tournoi de la Ville Platte. (Photo courtesy of 64 Parishes)

Tournoi de la Ville Platte

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Monday, July 10, 2023
(Editor’s Note: This article by Kevin Rabalais is reprinted courtesy of 64 Parishes, a quarterly magazine published by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Visit 64parishes.org for expanded content.
Richard Loveless is pictured as the new sprinkler system waters down the track at Turkey Creek. He is leasing the track from the village on a yearly basis with hopes of expansion. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Richard Loveless is pictured as the new sprinkler system waters down the track at Turkey Creek. He is leasing the track from the village on a yearly basis with hopes of expansion. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Racing by the creek

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor Richard Loveless initially wanted to construct a race track on about 150 acres of property that is on the Red River in Alexandria. But, as is the case in most instances, life had a different plan.
Gavin Dugas (8) points toward the LSU dugout after hitting a homerun against Tennessee.

Gavin Dugas (8) points toward the LSU dugout after hitting a homerun against Tennessee.

Worth the wait

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Thursday, June 29, 2023
By: TONY MARKS LSN Sports Editor OMAHA, Neb. - Twenty-four hours after giving up 24 runs in a loss to Florida, the LSU Tigers responded with an 18-run outburst in the deciding game of the best-of-three finals of the College World Series.
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Louisiana State Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting

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Monday, June 19, 2023
Evangeline Parish - On June 19, 2023, at approximately 4 a.m., the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office requested Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations to investigate an officer-involved shooting on Louisiana Highway 13 at Junction Road in Evangeline Parish.
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