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May 22, 1933 - March 21, 2016
Funeral services were held for Georgiana Fontenot, 82, of Ville Platte, at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 23. Burial followed in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

September 12, 1940 - March 21, 2016
Funeral services were held for Jeannette Terrell, 75, of Pine Prairie, at Calvary Baptist Church in Bayou Chicot at 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 23. Burial followed in the Vandenberg Cemetery in Bayou Chicot.

December 13, 1939 - March 19, 2016
Funeral services were held for Lionel Papillion, 76, of Ville Platte, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 23. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Gazette Staff Report

By: HEATHER BOGARD
Lifestyles Editor

PINE PRAIRIE – Deep in every father’s heart is the desire to see your children succeed in life. And, part of that is the eagerness to be involved, as much as possible, in their everyday lives, so that they will come to understand that success means nothing without unconditional love.

BAYOU CHICOT – Even though he wasn’t the top winner on the recent season of The Voice, James Dupré is definitely Boggy Bayou Festival’s voice.
James will headline Saturday night, April 2, at the 2016 Boggy Bayou Festival in Pine Prairie, which he considers “his hometown festival.”

BROUSSARD – For the second straight year, a Web.com Tour rookie hoisted the championship trophy at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACHER.

PINE PRAIRIE – A perfect season was kept intact here Monday afternoon, as the Pine Prairie Lady Panthers outlasted the St. Joe’s Lady Eagles 12-5 in a non-district contest.

In action around the area, the Mamou Lady Demons secured a close district win over the Vinton Lady Lions on Monday, while the Sacred Heart Lady Trojans fell in a tight game against long time rival Opelousas Catholic on Tuesday.