Do you think a high school baseball or softball team from Evangeline Parish will win a state title this year?
Mon, 04/23/2018 - 1:18pm
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Ville Platte High School students McKenzie Walker (seated) and Logan Guillory (standing) are pictured. The pair is the first set of students from the school to be attending the National Beta Convention that will be held in Savannah, Ga., from June 17 - 20. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
Even though the City of Ville Platte is small in terms of area and population, it is continuing to get larger on the national scene through increased brand recognition of area products such as smok
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The man wanted for the 2018 murder of Kathy Weston turned himself into local law enforcement officers on Thursday.
On Wednesday, April 18th, an Evangeline Parish jury found a Ville Platte man guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with obliterated serial numbers.
In an effort to generate savings across the school district, the Evangeline Parish School Board voted Wednesday to enter into a contract with Johnson Controls that would provide energy efficiency m
Wednesday afternoon provided the first opportunity for the newly appointed executive director of the Chamber of Commerce and Evangeline Parish Tourism Commission to address the general membership.
Sports
Pine Prairie’s Kailey Soileau loads up to drive a pitch against the Mamou Lady Demons Friday afternoon. The Lady Panthers defeated Mamou 11-1 to advance to the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Softball State Tournament. Pine Prairie will play Kaplan on Friday in the quarter-finals.(Gazette photo by Yvette Jagneaux)
PINE PRAIRIE -- For the third year in a row, the Pine Prairie Lady Panthers have found themselves in the quarter-final round of the LHSAA softball playoffs.
Sacred Heart’s Natalie Doucet throws a ball to first baseman Lauren Shipp (14) just in time to get a runner out Friday afternoon. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
VILLE PLATTE -- For the first time since 2015, the Sacred Heart Lady Trojans will make an appearance at the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Softball State Tournament after they defeated the St.
NEW ROADS -- The Sacred Heart Trojans knew they needed to pick up some wins before the final power ranking came out on Saturday, and they did that in true Trojan fashion by finishing out the seaso
MAMOU -- It has been an up and down season all year long for the Mamou High baseball team, and the end of the year was no exception.
PINE PRAIRIE -- A six run fifth inning helped propel the Pine Prairie Panthers to a resounding 11-6 win over the Crowley Gents Thursday afternoon in the final district and regular season game of 2
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Pictured above is Kevin West, who is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Ville Platte, as he stands inside the church’s sanctuary. He explained his satisfaction of spreading the word of God to his congregation. (Photo courtesy of Kevin West)
Kevin West is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Ville Platte and recently shared how he continues to be a religious leader and what he does to help out the church.
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Ten students from Sacred Heart School placed in the top 5 at the Junior High School Future Business Leaders of America State Convention with a pair qualifying to go on to the National Convention th
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