Submitted by Heather Bogard on Wed, 04/13/2016 - 16:34
(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.)
Submitted by Heather Bogard on Wed, 04/13/2016 - 16:32
March 26, 1993 - April 9, 2016
Funeral services were held for Corey Scott Cavins, 23, of Lafayette, at the Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Ville Platte at 2 p.m., Wednesday. April 13. Burial followed in the Addison Johnson Cemetery in Turkey Creek.
Submitted by Heather Bogard on Wed, 04/13/2016 - 16:31
October 22, 1942 - April 7, 2016
Funeral services will be held for Mary Lee Sarie, 73, of Ville Platte, at St. Paul Baptist Church in Ville Platte at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 16. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Submitted by Heather Bogard on Wed, 04/13/2016 - 16:31
October 6, 1964 - April 8, 2016
Funeral services will be held for Betsy Ann Matthew, 51, of Mamou, at Great Hope Missionary Full Gospel Church in Ville Platte at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 16. Burial will follow in the St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery in Mamou.
Submitted by Heather Bogard on Wed, 04/13/2016 - 16:30
April 3, 1960 - April 11, 2016
Funeral services will be held for Joycie Mae Alfred, 56, of Ville Platte, at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Ville Platte at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 16. Burial will follow in the St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery in Ville Platte.
Submitted by Elizabeth West on Mon, 04/11/2016 - 17:54
Evangeline Parish Sheriff Eddie Soileau released a statement Monday regarding the recent arrest of Mamou Police Officer Christopher Ryan Lemaire.
Submitted by Elizabeth West on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 21:54
I am the aunt of Samuel Anderson (Sam) who was found guilty ... by a jury. Some say I should not have associated myself with such a person on national television. Ouch! After receiving strange looks by a few, it reminds me that there are judges outside of the legal system. You only heard a portion of my story from television, so let me present my case for the sake of my friends, others who were kind enough to speak with me directly and not misjudge me and for those who seek to live by God’s word.
Submitted by Elizabeth West on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 21:52
The French game of Petanque is one that Al Guarisco said “has been kept a secret,” until now.
According to Al’s wife Arlette, Petanque is a game that “people play during vacation in France,” and it was while on vacation in her native country that her husband, who is from Thibodeaux, first discovered Petanque, and his desire to bring it back to the United States.
Submitted by Elizabeth West on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 21:45
If an up-and-coming Cajun French musician has a desire to take the stage and hear applause coming from the audience, Grammy-winning musician Steve Riley has a simple piece of advice for those youngsters to follow.
Submitted by Elizabeth West on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 21:41
A big “Thank You” is extended to Pine Prairie Energy for being a Summer Reading sponsor again this year!
The Evangeline Genealogical and Historical Society will meet on Saturday, April 16th @ 9:30 am in the Multipurpose Room of the main library in Ville Platte. The public is invited to hear their guest speakers, John Ledoux and Margaret Briley, who will talk about the Orphan Train Museum and share some of the stories about the children who arrived in Evangeline Parish.
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