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EP reg. of voters is arrested in Avoyelles Parish

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Thursday, October 17, 2024
Evangeline Parish Registrar of Voters Ashton Lucas Buller was arrested in Avoyelles Parish, for charges of operating a vehicle while impaired and possession of schedule II CDS. Avoyelles Parish District Attorney Charles Riddle confirmed the arrest and the charges on Monday, October 14.
New Tournoi royalty is crowned

New Tournoi royalty is crowned

New Tournoi royalty is crowned

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Thursday, August 27, 2026
The new Tournoi representatives were crowned during pageant festivities held Saturday evening August 22, at the Northside Civic Center.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announces that SpaceX will build at $100 billion Louisiana Campus in Vermilion Parish. (LSN photo by Chris Rosa)

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announces that SpaceX will build at $100 billion Louisiana Campus in Vermilion Parish. (LSN photo by Chris Rosa)

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SpaceX announces $100 billion investment in Vermilion Parish

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Thursday, August 27, 2026
By: CHRIS ROSA LSN Managing Editor PECAN ISLAND – SpaceX has announced it will invest $100 billion to build its largest launch facility in Vermilion Parish, a spaceport designed to support thousands of launches annually and unlock spaceflight on an unprecedented scale.
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Made in the shade: Spiral gingers’ tropical flair brightens gardens

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Monday, August 24, 2026
By: OLIVIA MCCLURE LSU AgCenter Tropical plants feel right at home in the hot, humid conditions we encounter during Louisiana summers. Native to regions near the equator, these plants combine the ability to endure our climate with bold foliage and colorful blooms.
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School cafeteria is cited for health violations

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor The Louisiana Department of Health, through its online retail food health inspections dashboard, recently released local business in the parish that were cited for violations. Violations, according to the Website, fall into two main categories, critical, and non-critical.
Statues of St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary proceed ahead of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament as a foot procession is held from St. Leo the Great Catholic Church to the boat landing on the Bayou Teche in Leonville as part of the Fête-Dieu du Teche Eucharistic Boat Procession on Saturday, August 15. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Statues of St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary proceed ahead of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament as a foot procession is held from St. Leo the Great Catholic Church to the boat landing on the Bayou Teche in Leonville as part of the Fête-Dieu du Teche Eucharistic Boat Procession on Saturday, August 15. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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French Mass with Bishop Deshotel begins Fête-Dieu du Teche

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor LEONVILLE - Twenty-one years before the American Declaration of Independence was signed, peasant farmers were exiled from their native Acadia. Many of them eventually settled in Spanish territory that later became modern-day Louisiana.
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Louisiana begins overhaul of $4 billion school funding formula

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
By: NOLAN MCKENDRY The Center Square (The Center Square) – Louisiana officials began a potentially sweeping rewrite of the state's public school funding formula last Thursday, with members of a new task force signaling that teacher pay, declining enrollment and vast differences in local tax bases...
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Fall Women’s Fishing 101 Workshop application period is open

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
By: RENE LEBRETON LDWF The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation (LAWFF) are teaming up to present two fall Women’s Fishing 101 Workshops.
Louisiana Tournoi Queen Taylyn Isabella Lacombe

Louisiana Tournoi Queen Taylyn Isabella Lacombe

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Lacombe: “The friendships and memories I have made are ones I will carry with me.”

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Monday, August 17, 2026
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor “Being crowned Miss Louisiana Tournoi 77 has given me so many opportunities to volunteer, meet incredible people, and become more involved in my local community,” admits outgoing Queen Taylyn Isabella Lacombe.
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