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Early voting is complete for Saturday election

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor Early voting for the Saturday, December 10, election ended with 762 parish voters making their decision in the registrar of voters office.
Pictured is musical artist Trombone Shorty as he rides on the state’s alligator float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The state will now have a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade that will carry festival queens from around the state, including Queen Cotton LXVIII Amber Borne. (Photo courtesy of Billy Nungesser)

Pictured is musical artist Trombone Shorty as he rides on the state’s alligator float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The state will now have a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade that will carry festival queens from around the state, including Queen Cotton LXVIII Amber Borne. (Photo courtesy of Billy Nungesser)

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Pasadena royalty

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, which is an event in New York City known for its giant Snoopy and Woody the Woodpecker balloons, was this year’s most viewed entertainment program with over 27 million viewers.
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Early voting continues

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor As of Wednesday morning, 334 parish residents voted early for the December 10 election. Early voting continues at the Registrar of Voters Office until Saturday, December 3, from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Dec. 6 by 4:30 p.
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Star teachers shine

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Monday, November 28, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor Twenty-one educators were again selected as each school’s teacher of the year for this school year. Of those shining stars in the school district, three district winners were selected representing each grade level.
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December election set; early voting is underway

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Monday, November 28, 2022
LSN Staff Report BATON ROUGE - The Congressional General Election is set for Saturday, December 10, and early voting is underway at the Evangeline Parish Registrar of Voters Office. Early voting will be observed now through Saturday, December 3, (excluding today, November 27) from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.
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. Of 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. Of the awards he received is the Distinguished Flying Cross for a mission in Cambodia. (Gazette file photo)

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An overdue experience

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Monday, November 21, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor When servicemembers returned from the Vietnam War, many of them were spit upon and disrespected instead of being honored for their bravery and their sacrifice. As the decades roll on, however, these veterans are starting to see the appreciation that is long overdue.
2022 District Performance Scores and Letter Grades

2022 District Performance Scores and Letter Grades

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Several parish schools return to pre-pandemic scores

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Monday, November 21, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor The Louisiana Department of Education released 2021-22 school performance scores for the state’s public K-12 schools and systems, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Education.
Dontravous Ben, of Mamou High School, competes in the bowling event of the recent Special Olympics. The top three in each division are competing today at state in Lafayette. (Photo courtesy of Tommy Jones)

Dontravous Ben, of Mamou High School, competes in the bowling event of the recent Special Olympics. The top three in each division are competing today at state in Lafayette. (Photo courtesy of Tommy Jones)

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Bowling for state

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor Evangeline Parish students recently competed in another round of bowling competition at Special Olympics on the campus of Ville Platte High School.
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Kennedy wins re-election

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
By: TONY MARKS Editor United States Senator John Kennedy has won re-election after defeating a crowded field of candidates. Here in Evangeline Parish, the Republican senator received 7,841 votes. The closest vote getter in the parish was Gary Chambers Jr. with 1,524 votes.
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John Kennedy for Senate

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Monday, November 7, 2022
John Kennedy was raised in Zachary and graduated from Zachary High School. He graduated magna cum laude in political science, philosophy and economics from Vanderbilt University and was president of his senior class.
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