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Dec. 11, 1943 - June 29, 2016

After 30-plus years in the food service industry, Chef Terryl Jackson can still remember the desire he had to be a chef in the kitchen at as young as eight-years-old.

Randel Brown’s suit against East Side Water System, Inc. finally came to a close this week when a ruling by 13th Judicial District Judge Gary Ortego was made in the civil case that began last March.

Evangeline Parish residents will be getting a bit of relief this summer.

NATCHITOCHES – Nine hundred forty-eight Northwestern State University students were named to the Honor List for the Spring 2016 semester. Students on the Honor List must be enrolled full-time at Northwestern State and have a grade point average of between 3.0 and 3.49.

The Ville Platte Police Department reported three recent bookings into the town jail. Arrested were the following persons:

It was another fantastic tournament for the VPGSA 10 and under all-stars, as they took home the PONY sectional title this past weekend. The tournament, held in Ville Platte, is a pre-cursor to the regional tournament to be held in Crowley starting on Friday.

When you consider it is the first year that the Ville Platte Girl’s Softball Association has fielded a six and under all-star team, taking home a sectional championship is a huge accomplishment.

With another fine performance on the field, the VPGSA eight and under all-stars claimed the runner-up title for the PONY sectional tournament held this past weekend in Ville Platte.

The 24th Annual Smoked
Meat Festival youth royalty was selected during the pageant held Thursday, June 23 at the Northside Civic Center. Winners and the runners-up were announcedas follows: