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Dreams are catching on at Sacred Heart High School, as an organization that helps children with life-threatening illnesses found a second student at the school to make hers come true.

Some 25 parish residents attended a sometimes contentious special meeting of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury Wednesday, May 21, called to consider what roads will be improved with a tax-funded bond issue approved by voters last year.

The Evangeline Parish School Board discussed the updating of its infrastructure and technology during its meeting Wednesday, May 21, an update that will cost over $2 million.

The 22nd Annual Smoked Meat Festival is set for Friday, June 27, and Saturday, June 28, at the Ville Platte Civic Center grounds.

The Chataignier Village Council voted to use a tourism grant to purchase two trash cans that each cost $800 for public areas of the village.

During its monthly meeting May 19, the Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce voted to change its meeting days from Mondays to Wednesdays.

The publisher and editors of Louisiana Kitchen & Culture magazine brought some of the state’s premier chefs to Chicot Stte Park to spend two nights in three newly renovated cabins from Sunday afternoon, May 19, until Tuesday morning.

Assistant Mamou Police Chief Katina Richard presented D.A.R.E. T-shirts and certificates to 176 fifth and sixth graders during ceremonies at the Mamou High gym the morning of Monday, May 19.

After the monthly meeting of the Mamou Town Council Wednesday, May 14, Mayor Ricky Fontenot said “Jobs, jobs and more jobs are coming to Mamou.”

Three new business programs and additional welding courses are expected to start this Fall at South Louisiana Community College’s C.B. Coreil campus.