Drupal

(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.)

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

The Evangeline Parish Police Jury held a special session on December 28 to discuss and approve a slew of measures.

Unnemployment rates in St. Landry and Evangeline parishes dropped in November from year-ago levels, but the number of people working also declined.

CROWLEY - The second suspect sought in connection with the Sunday death of an Opelousas woman has been arrested.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff Office reported 4 recent booking into the town jail. Arrested were the following persons:

PINE PRAIRIE – It was total dominance from both the Mamou girls and the Pine Prairie boys as they clashed against inter-parish rivals respectfully in non-district competition here Tuesday night.
Here is a re-cap of both games

NEW ORLEANS – It was a huge day for Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly, who threw for 354 yards and four touchdowns in a old fashion 48-20 SEC beat down of Oklahoma State in the 81st Annual Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day.

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns baseball team picked up its highest preseason ranking in program history as the squad was tabbed No. 6 by Collegiate Baseball in its 2016 Preseason Poll, the publication announced on Monday.

October 5, 1922 - December 30, 2015
MAMOU - Funeral services were held for Haddie Granger, 93, of Kountze, Texas, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 2. Burial followed in the Reed Cemetery.