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April 2, 1931 - Nov.1, 2016
Funeral services for Jimmy Wilford Thrasher were held Friday, November 4, 2016 at Rush Funeral Home in Oakdale. Interment followed in Mt. Herman Cemetery in Franklinton.

Wilbert Ardoin has officially retired from working with the Evangeline Parish Police Jury for the second time.

The early voting period for the upcoming November 8th election, highlighted by the Presidential Race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, exceeded the early-voting total cast four years ago in Evangeline Parish.

The applications are in, and it looks like the Evangeline Parish School Board will have three individuals to choose from to become the district’s new Superintendent of Schools.

Ville Platte Transmissions helped out an out-of-town couple over Memorial Day weekend and now that act of after-hours customer service has garnered the local shop national attention.

Being without a win in the last 27 games dating back to the 2014 season, the Mamou Demons have had a rough go of it to say the least. In fact, Mamou has not won multiple games in a season since 2012, when the Demons collected two wins.

Like every other team across the state that entered the 2016 season, certain goals were set.
For the Basile Bearcats (3-6, 2-2), those goals were to win a district championship, make the playoffs and get as many home games in the post-season as possible.

With the playoffs mathematically impossible for Pine Prairie, the Panthers’ focus now becomes winning a fourth game this season and breaking a school record for victories in a season. Pine Prairie will attempt to make that happen tomorrow night as they travel to take on the Eunice Bobcats.

Well, it all boils down to this simple fact for Sacred Heart, you have to win to be in. The Trojans are the No. 17 ranked team in the power ratings and must be in the top 16 to get a playoff berth.