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We often say it takes a village, and when it comes to putting out a newspaper, you can trust me when I tell you that it truly takes a village.
The process of producing a paper is one that can really only ever be understood by a person that lives this reality.

The next step to be taken in Barry Giglio’s lawsuit against the Louisiana State Police and Dwayne and Mindy Venable currently depends on a Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision that has yet to be made.

Russell Ross Rubin, who was convicted for a 1993 murder of a Chataigner woman, was given a chance to get out of prison after the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal handed down a decision that remanded the case back to the district court for resentencing.

The Evangeline Bank and Trust Company is known as the financial rock of Evangeline Parish, but it is only as strong as the foundation upon which it is built. Part of this foundation has been serving at the bank for the past 45 years and was honored at a special ceremony Friday morning.

A year ago at this time, South Louisiana was hit with devastating flooding that gripped most of the area. Out of the flood waters was born a group of volunteers called “The Cajun Navy.” It came about with a mission of rescuing by boat those residents who were stranded by the flood.

Savoy Hospital announced recently that the 11th Annual Savoy Breast Cancer Awareness Walk will be on Saturday, October 14, 2017, in downtown Mamou, across from Fred’s Lounge.

St. Landry and Evangeline Parishes are again teaming up to sponsor the 20th Annual Career Futures Expo. The event is set for Wednesday, October 25, from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the campus of Northwest High School.

The Ville Platte Rotary Club capped off its meetings this month with a busy slate. The club heard about certified legal nurse consultants as well as updates to the city’s radio station KVPI. The club was also caught up on Hurricane Harvey and it’s potential affects to the Tee-Cotton Bowl.

A Pine Prairie resident has taken the Gospel music of the old camp meetings and tent revivals and has brought them to the nursing homes in the area.

The Evangeline Parish Soccer Association held its inaugural Opening Ceremonies on Saturday, August 26. Parents, grandparents, family, and friends by the hundreds turned out to see the 180 children take the pitch at the Ville Platte Recreational Complex.