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St. Landry Parish School Board member Mary Ellen Donatto confers with Lyn Kenley of Volker during Monday’s retreat. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

St. Landry Parish School Board member Mary Ellen Donatto confers with Lyn Kenley of Volker during Monday’s retreat. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

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Opelousas schools face consolidation

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, November 17, 2022
A decision to consolidate Opelousas elementary schools and build new classrooms and restrooms elsewhere in the parish may be made as soon as today.
Floyd Young talks about his Air Force service at the Veterans Day observance held at the VFW Post 8971. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

Floyd Young talks about his Air Force service at the Veterans Day observance held at the VFW Post 8971. (Photos by Harlan Kirgan)

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Veterans Day celebrated

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Veterans Day is observed in Eunice at VFW Post 8971 with a familiar consistency. The constant is the ceremony and then the gumbo with high school students serving. But the favorite might be the veterans who walk up to the microphone to tell the crowd a little about a their service to the nation.
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Myra Miller
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Parade of Lights scheduled for Dec. 15 The Eunice Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Christmas Parade, “Parade of Lights,” set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. Sponsors are in need for the success of the parade. Parade entries are $25 each.
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Myra Miller
Monday, November 14, 2022
Players’ Theatre presents ‘Same Time Next Year’ The Eunice Players’ Theatre presents “Same Time Next Year,” by Bernard Slade. The production begins at 7 p.m. Nov. 15, 17, and Nov. 19. A dinner theatre will be offered on Nov. 16.
St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux

St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux

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St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court requests voter complaints

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, November 11, 2022
St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court Charles Jagneaux is asking any voter who might have had difficulty voting during the November election held Tuesday to contact his office immediately. Jagneaux said on Thursday that he along with Parish President Jessie Bellard, State Rep. Dustin Miller and St.

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Evangeline Parish School Board to get members

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, November 11, 2022
The 13-member Evangeline Parish School Board will have a new look to it after all but two incumbents were defeated on election day held Tuesday. Members Lonnie Sonnier, Karen Vidrine, Mike Fontenot, Sheila Joseph and Wanda Skinner were elected with no opposition.
By Tony Marks Ville Platte Gazette For the first time in 12 years, the City of Ville Platte will have a new mayor as Ryan Leday Williams was elected with 54.46 percent of the vote in the election held Tuesday. “Today, I want to first and foremost give all of the glory, thanks, and honor to God,” said Williams. “It’s because of Him that I can say with God all things are possible. It is because of Him I can stand before you and say that I, Ryan Leday Williams, am your next mayor-elect for Ville Platte.” He a

By Tony Marks Ville Platte Gazette For the first time in 12 years, the City of Ville Platte will have a new mayor as Ryan Leday Williams was elected with 54.46 percent of the vote in the election held Tuesday. “Today, I want to first and foremost give all of the glory, thanks, and honor to God,” said Williams. “It’s because of Him that I can say with God all things are possible. It is because of Him I can stand before you and say that I, Ryan Leday Williams, am your next mayor-elect for Ville Platte.” He a

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Williams is elected Ville Platte mayor

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, November 11, 2022
For the first time in 12 years, the City of Ville Platte will have a new mayor as Ryan Leday Williams was elected with 54.46 percent of the vote in the election held Tuesday. “Today, I want to first and foremost give all of the glory, thanks, and honor to God,” said Williams.
Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court Randy Deshotel, left, hands the microphone to Mamou Mayor-Elect Leisa Deshotel during a live broadcast on KVPI on election night. (Ville Platte Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court Randy Deshotel, left, hands the microphone to Mamou Mayor-Elect Leisa Deshotel during a live broadcast on KVPI on election night. (Ville Platte Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Mamou elects new mayor, chief

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, November 11, 2022
Voters in the Town of Mamou have elected a new amayor and new chief of police after all the numbers were reported on Tuesday. Leisa Deshotel, current alderman-at-large, defeated current mayor Ricky Fontenot after receiving 51% of the vote. Deshotel said, “I’d like to thank everybody in Mamou.

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Solar farms coming

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, November 11, 2022
St. Landry Parish is known for its farms from crawfish to rice, corn to soybeans, but new farms are headed this way. The farms will harvest energy from the sun. On the agenda for Wednesday’s St.
The independent film “Find Her” was recently released. (Publicity photo)

The independent film “Find Her” was recently released. (Publicity photo)

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Film ‘Find Her’ shot in and around Basile

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, November 11, 2022
The independent film “Find Her” was recently released with a great deal of local excitement and interest. For Basile area residents, the movie’s scenery is immediately recognizable with the majority of the shots made in the town of Basile and the immediate surrounding area’s rural woodsy landscape.