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ORLANDO -- Not only has the Ed Orgeron era at LSU begun, but it has begun in a huge way, as the Tigers put a stranglehold on the Louisville Cardinal’s offense en route to a 29-9 Citrus Bowl win here Saturday.

PRAIRIE RHONDE -- The schedule for both the Ville Platte High Bulldogs and the Lady Bulldogs has been monstrous.
But, both teams have faced some of the best programs in the state and have weathered the storm.

By: RAYMOND PARTSCH III
Managing Editor
By: ELIZABETH WEST
Associate Editor
By: CLAUDETTE OLIVIER
Lifestyles Editor

Allen Ortego spent the majority of his adult life building up successful businesses in Ville Platte, and then making sizable donations as a philanthropist.

With the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Ville Platte Police Department recently being cited by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), District Defender Alex “Sonny” Chapman wants the public to know that he has taken note of the things that have been reported by the DOJ.

The Pine Prairie boys and girls basketball teams took to the hardwood on Tuesday and Wednesday nights for a couple of non-district games against St. Edmund’s and Kinder.

PRAIRIE RHONDE -- The Mamou Lady Demons took care of business on Wednesday, blasting the Broadmoor Lady Buccaneers 52-14 to advance to the consolation finals of the Northwest Raider Holiday Tournament.

PRAIRIE RHONDE -- It has been a tough ride for both the Ville Platte Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs in the Northwest Raider Holiday Tournament, having to face some of the toughest competition from around the state.

FORT WORTH -- Jonathan Barnes’ 32-yard field goal as time expired to give Louisiana Tech the storybook 48-45 win it deserved and clinched the Bulldogs’ third consecutive bowl championship over No. 25 Navy Friday in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G.