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(Editor’s Note: The following information was obtained from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office in Ville Platte. This information is printed once a month in The Gazette.)

MATHEWS, Louisiana - The Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition (EPIC) has named Louisiana mystery author BJ Bourg as the winner of its 2016 “Best Mystery” Award for his debut novel, JAMES 516.

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’
Member of the Ville Platte Ministerial Alliance

(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.)

Before holding the Evangeline Parish School Board meeting on Wednesday night, school board members, faculty, students, and individuals from the community gathered at Ville Platte High’s auditorium to recognize the district’s teachers (TOY) and principal of the year.

After a grueling track season in 2016, several area athletes have competed well enough to earn the right to go for the gold at the 2016 LHSAA state track and field meet this coming week.

The New Orleans Saints completed their 2016 draft with a mix of offensive and defensive help in the final four rounds.

After all is said and done, the Pine Prairie Panthers baseball season was one of tremendous accomplishment.

A warrant was issued for the arrest of Patraveyanna George on April 25, 2016 after she became a suspect in the recent burning of the Dupre House, located on Main Street in Ville Platte.

One week after Elaine Freeman abducted 12-year old Jalon Bradley from Mamou High School, the Mamou Police Department transported the 34-year old back to Mamou from Hinds County, Mississippi where she was being held by law enforcement.