Mamou trying to finish the season on a positive note
Wed, 2017-11-01 13:22
All the Mamou Demons are hoping for as they finish the season is to end the year on as much of a positive note as possible.
Did you enjoy the cooler weather in Louisiana last week?
Mon, 2017-10-30 13:11
Yes
93% (14 votes)
No
7% (1 vote)
Total votes: 15
Ghosts of Evangeline’s past
Mon, 2017-10-30 13:05
Pictured here is the old brick house that was the home of Dr. Josiah E. Hawkins in Bayou Chicot. He is pictured on the left with his wife Charity (right) and her niece (center). The house was built in 1840 for the use of a courthouse and was used by Dr. Hawkins as an asylum for his mentally ill patients. (Photo courtesy of Mabel Alice Thompson’s book “Looking Back”)
From The Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville to Loyd’s Hall just across Bayou Cocordrie in Meeker, South Louisiana is cluttered with homes that are considered to be haunted.
State of La. drops charge against local business owner Gregory Tate
Mon, 2017-10-30 13:01
Nearly six years after Gregory Tate’s arrest, the State of Louisiana’s officially dismissed its charge against the Ville Platte native on July 31st of this year.
Former OLQAS pastor Joseph Brennan passes away Friday
Mon, 2017-10-30 12:57
Brennan
The Diocese of Lafayette on Friday announced the passing of one of its priests who has previously served at Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Churches in Ville Platte.
VP man arrested after troopers find $74,000 worth of cocaine in vehicle
Mon, 2017-10-30 12:51
A Ville Platte man was arrested in Calcasieu Parish after he was found to be in possession of cocaine during a traffic stop on Wednesday.
New board members selected in East Side Water election
Mon, 2017-10-30 12:48
Newly elected members of the East Side Water System Board of Directors Randel Brown (left) and Lee Ray Johnson (right) are pictured here with a piece of a pipe that was repaired using duct tape during the previous administration. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
East Side Water System held another round of elections Monday night after a quorum of voters was not met for the election in September thus making it invalid.
Marks Post: All Hallow’s Eve
Mon, 2017-10-30 12:41
Halloween is this coming Tuesday, and all the younger ghouls and ghosts are getting their buckets ready for all the candy they will receive from going Trick-or-Treat. All the dentists are gearing up for a flood of appointments from all the rotten teeth, but I digress.
Blue wall
Mon, 2017-10-30 12:28
VILLE PLATTE – Most of the year the play of the Sacred Heart Trojan offensive unit has been getting all of the headlines. After all, the Trojans came into week nine averaging 37.8 points per game and had scored 40 points or more in five of the eight previous contests.
Bulldogs handle Lions; pick up much needed win
Mon, 2017-10-30 12:18
Ville Platte High running back Eligia Charles (3) stiff arms a Kinder defensive player in order to pick up additional yards in a game played earlier this season. Ville Platte defeated Ascension Christian Friday night 33-0. (Gazette photo by Nick Jagneaux)
GONZALES -- In a weather shortened game, the Ville Platte High Bulldogs scored all of the points necessary in the first one and a half quarters, as they rolled past the Ascension Christian Lions 33-0 here Friday night.
Basile squeaks by Grand Lake 16-14
Mon, 2017-10-30 12:06
GRAND LAKE – When the game between the Basile Bearcats and Grand Lake Hornets was moved to Thursday night on a day’s notice, because of the impending weather situation, Basile head coach Kevin Bertrand hoped that his team would be able to handle the quick move and play with as much intensity as t
Mamou loses to league leader Church Point; drops to 1-8
Mon, 2017-10-30 12:03
CHURCH POINT – Injuries and youth are not a good combination when a team is trying to beat the district leader late in the season.
Unfortunately, the Mamou Demons had to find that out the hard way, as they fell to the Church Point Bears here Friday night by the final score of 53-8.
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