Mary Gladys Ortego is pictured here standing outside Ville Platte’s Jan Theater in 1950. The theater was one of the ones owned and/or managed by Herbert “Blackie” Guillory. (Photo courtesy of Richard DesHotels)
In the storied history of Ville Platte’s past, there were four theaters and a drive in within the city’s limits where residents could watch movies of cowboy heroes and heroes on the battlefield.
Pictured is a section of U.S. Highway 167 S. and its gravel shoulder near the Evangeline Parish line. (Gazette photo by Elizabeth West)
Evangeline Parish locals and state officials traveled to Lafayette on October 18th to discuss the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s highway priority program for the current f
It was recently announced the Evangeline Parish Police Jury was awarded Delta Regional Authority (DRA) funding in the amount of $200,000 to enhance economic development in the City of Ville Platte.
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I am honored to take this opportunity to introduce myself as a candidate for Ville Platte District D City Councilman.
Dossman
A pioneer within the City of Ville Platte passed away Friday morning at the age of 88 following a short illness.
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