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July 11, 1919 - Nov. 20, 2016
VILLE PLATTE – Visitation for Marie Hazel Bunyett will be held Friday, November 25, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Landry Baptist Church. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. at the church. Bunyett will be laid to rest at Ferguson Cemetery.

Dec. 5, 1926 - Nov. 18, 2016
VILLE PLATTE - A Mass of Christian Burial was held for Ethel Ortego Soileau at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church on Monday, November 21, 2016. Father Tom Voorhies officiated the service. Burial followed at Evangeline Memorial Park Cemetery.

By: CLAUDETTE OLIVIER
Lifestyles Editor

BOY, Leonardo Jude Dorado was born November 12, 2016 at 10:02 a.m. in Harris Methodist Southwest Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, to Mario and Kimberly Dorado of Fort Worth, Texas, weighing seven pounds, seven ounces.

EUNICE – The LSU Eunice Lady Bengals picked up their first win of the season with an 80-62 win over Bossier Parish Community College here Saturday. The Lady Bengals used a dominating third period to move out in front of the Cavaliers and improve to 1-3 on the season.

The annual Sacred Heart Turkey Tournament will begin in Monday morning with the first game scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. Eight girls teams are slated to appear and include Oakdale, Crowley, Pine Prairie, Montgomery, Oak Hill, Basile, St. Edmund’s and the host team Sacred Heart.

he first annual Dodge Jeep and Chrysler Bulldog Basketball tourney got under way here Wednesday afternoon. Here is a rundown of the first two days of hoops action.

Girls Capsules
Ville Platte
Head Coach: Dot Doulet Last Season: 21-9
Returning starters: Miya McKinney, Sr., F; Tyreonna Doucet, Sr., F; Kealogah Calvin, Sr., F

A new era has begun for two of the parish basketball teams, as the Pine Prairie Panthers and the Mamou Lady Demons will have new captains guiding their respective ships.

The entire celebration had been designed for her.