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Ville Platte Mayor Ryan Leday Williams is pictured as he clears a portion of a canal located at the intersection of Tate Cove Road and E. Jefferson Street. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Ville Platte Mayor Ryan Leday Williams is pictured as he clears a portion of a canal located at the intersection of Tate Cove Road and E. Jefferson Street. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Striding together

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Monday, May 15, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor “With the cooperative endeavor agreement between the City of Ville Platte and the Evangeline Parish Police Jury being signed, the cleaning of the canals project has started and is going very well,” said Mayor Ryan Leday Williams.
Pictured from left are Evangeline Parish Superintendent of Schools Darwan Lazard, Elementary Teacher of the Year Jackie Prudhomme, and Chataignier Elementary Principal Leslie DesHotels. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Pictured from left are Evangeline Parish Superintendent of Schools Darwan Lazard, Elementary Teacher of the Year Jackie Prudhomme, and Chataignier Elementary Principal Leslie DesHotels. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Teachers of the year are honored at ceremony

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor Teachers from across Evangeline Parish who soar high in nurturing excellence every day on school campuses were honored at the annual Teacher of the Year Ceremony held Tuesday, May 9, at Ville Platte High School.
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Tri-Parish workforce down 0.4%

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Monday, May 8, 2023
The Tri-Parish workforce in March was down by 308 people or 0.4% from March 2022, according to data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Unemployment rates were down or the same as a year ago in March. The Tri-Parish workforce totaled 68,272, down from 68,580.
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Teachers of the year are to be honored at gala

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
The Evangeline Parish School District will honor its teachers and principals of the year at a candlelight gala on Tuesday, May 9, at Ville Platte High School. Lights will go out at 5:15 p.m., and the gala will begin at 5:30 p.m. All attendees will receive a 21-inch lighted wand.
Jeremy Ortego, new agency manager of Evangeline Parish Farm Bureau, shows off a Marucci baseball bat, which was a Grand Slam award for performing at the top 10%. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Jeremy Ortego, new agency manager of Evangeline Parish Farm Bureau, shows off a Marucci baseball bat, which was a Grand Slam award for performing at the top 10%. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Not so secret agent

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Monday, April 17, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor Jeremy Ortego has been named the new manager for Evangeline Parish Farm Bureau. For him, his main job now is to continue the commitment to customer service the clients have come to expect.
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Cloud focuses on five important initiatives

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Monday, April 17, 2023
Monday opened the 2023 Louisiana legislative session, which will be primarily fiscal in nature, and will continue until June 8, 2023.
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Boggy Bayou Festival Youth Pageant is set

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Monday, April 17, 2023
Boggy Bayou Youth Pageant will be held Saturday, April 29, in the Pine Prairie High School Gym. Doors will open at 8 a.m. Pageant begins promptly at 1 p.m. Deadline to enter: April 23. Admission is $5.00 Everyone pays except the contestant. Children 4 and under are free.
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EPSO APPROVED FOR LITTER ABATEMENT GRANT

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Thursday, April 13, 2023
A Litter Abatement Grant has been approved through the Lieutenant Governor's Office, Billy Nungesser, for the EPSO. The Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office will begin conducting a Litter Abatement Program along the roadways withing the Parish.
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Lafleur is sentenced for possession of child pornography

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Thursday, April 13, 2023
LAFAYETTE - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced the resolution of a case in the Lafayette Division of the Western District of Louisiana. United States District Judge Robert R.
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