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Ville Platte Gazette Publisher Garland Forman (left) accepts his award for Bunkie Rotary Club’s Citizen of the Year from Stefan Deville (right) Thursday night during the annual Bunkie Rotary Christmas Citizen of the Year party. (Photo courtesy of Terri Gremillion)
Bunkie Councilman At Large Greg Prudhomme described Ville Platte Gazette Publisher Garland Forman as a man who “has always been available and willing to help” as he honored Forman with Bunkie Rotar
U.S. Congressman Ralph Abraham (R-Richland Parish)
Just days after a United States Senator from Louisiana announced he will not seek the office of governor against Democrat incumbent John Bel Edwards, a congressional delegate from the Bayou State o
The winners in the 2018 Gazette Football Contest were recently released. Pictured above (L to R) are business category winner representative from Brown’s Furniture, Jody Fontenot; individual category winner Perry Vidrine; Gazette Sports Ediitor Tracey Jagneaux; Gazette office winner Becky Nelson and Gazette Publisher Garland Foreman. Vidrine won his title on an end of the season tiebreaker with Donald Sam and Hank Lafleur. (Gazette photo by Kathy Longino)
Another year and another Gazette Football Contest gone by.
Paizley Ann Fontenot, 3, left. Brandon Phillip Fontenot, 34
Louisiana State Police issued an AMBER Alert for 3-year-old Paizley Ann Fontenot of Ville Platte.
Just days after a United States Senator from Louisiana announced he will not seek the office of governor against Democrat incumbent John Bel Edwards, a congressional delegate from the Bayou State o
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Sacred Heart’s Lauren Shipp (22) goes up for a shot under the goal against St. Ed’s Wednesday night. Looking to get the rebound are teammates Jenna McFarlin (21) and Anna Parrott (15). Sacred Heart plucked the Blue Jays in overtime by the score of 45-41 to improve to 3-6 on the year. (Gazette photo by Tracey Jagneaux)
VILLE PLATTE – Hungry for a win, the Sacred Heart Trojans and Lady Trojans filled their bellies full as they feasted on the Blue Jays of St.
Mamou High center Dacia Richard (40) rises above a Rosepine player to grab a rebound. Mamou took a 35-32 win on Monday. (Gazette photo by Tracey Jagneaux)
MAMOU – Celebrating their first game on the newly renovated gymnasium floor, the Mamou Demons (4-8) and Lady Demons (4-5) scored back-to-back wins over the Rosepine Eagles and Lady Eagles here Tues
Pine Prairie’s Asia George looks to make a pass to a teammate, while an Iota player defends her. Pine Prairie beat Iota 33-30. (Gazette photo by Sylis Manuel)
PINE PRAIRIE- The Pine Prairie Lady Panthers faced the Iota Lady Dogs here Wednesday night in a back and forth shootout, with the Lady Panthers coming out on top 33-30 in the two teams’ first dist
The 2018 FBS Bowl season will be getting underway this coming Saturday and four teams from Louisiana will be represented in those contests.
The Pine Prairie Lady Panthers are the 2018 Evangeline Parish Girls’ Champions after taking down Mamou 36-20 in the finals. This is the first parish championship for the Lady Panthers in the past 30 years. Pine Prairie was undefeated throughout the tournament with a record of 3-0. Pictured above are: Kneeling (L to R): Kaitlin Robinson; Maycie Hardy; Kameron Allen and Kailey Doucet. Standing (L to R): Asst. Coach Dawn Hardy; Statistician Aleah West; Brianna Wall; Zaquindalyn Alfred; Bryia Williams; Brashaylin Doucet; Scorekeeper Alice Fontenot; Asia George; Abby Arnaud and head coach Renotta Edwards. (Gazette photo by Yvette Jagneaux)
VILLE PLATTE – A historical afternoon for the Pine Prairie Lady Panthers turned routine for the Ville Platte Bulldogs as the two teams went undefeated to take home the title of Evangeline Parish To
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Mamou First Grade French Immersion students- in no particular order: Easton Hayes Ardoin, London Elise Ardoin, Jessie-Lynn Faith Ashford, Braxton Aymond, Isabella Bree Bonnette, Julien Pierre Deshotel, Adam Mark Fontenot, Bryley Lynn Foreman, Nora Gotreaux, Christiny Nacolsha Hall, Joshua Jack, Adelyn Kate LeBouef, Niko Lopez, Aubrey Faith Manuel, Emma Catherine Miller, Denelle Amya Moreaux, Evelyn Rose Pitre, Molly Ann Ramsey, Heaven Raymond, Brooke Thomas, and Allen Williams. Also pictured in back Bill McBride.
With the Christmas season approaching, the Ville Platte Rotary Club learned about trucking from a son of one of its members and heard French Christmas carols from first grade students from Mamou an
By TONY MARKS Associate Editor
December 24, 1968- A UNITED STATES FLAG, which flew over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., was presented to Sacred Heart High School of Ville Platte Wednesday by Congressman Edwin Edwards in ceremonies at the school. In the left photo, Monsignor Bourgeois accepts the flag from Edwards for and on behalf of the Sacred Heart students. Msgr. Bourgeois and Edwards stand with Michael Quinn (right photo), a 1966 graduate of Sacred Heart and a third-year student at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. Home on Christmas leave, Quinn was Edwards’ first military academy appointment after he was elected to the unexpired term of the late T.A. Thompson and is the first military academy appointee from Ville Platte in 20 years. It was the first time Edwards and Quinn had met each other.
December 4, 1958
By ALI MORAS Editorial Intern
November 20, 1988- The official poster for the fifth annual Boggy Bayou Festival, set for March 1989, was presented to festival board members by Glory Thibodeaux, poster chairman, during last week’s meeting. Pictured with the poster are, from left to right, back row- Ray Forman, Father Leslie Prescott, and Bernice Ardoin, secretary and front row- Sandra Book, treasurer and Ema Lantier. Seated is Glory Thibodeaux Not shown are festival president Charles West and vice-president Debbie Oge.
November 3, 1988
By ALI MORAS Editorial Intern
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