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Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce President William “Tojo” Ward stands outside the chamber’s office in Ville Platte. Ward has worked with the chamber for more than a decade, and his goals while president include increasing membershiip and exposing the parish from an economic point of view as much as possible. (Gazette photo by Claudette Olivier)

Heidi Bieber, Evangeline Parish Farm Bureau Queen, was escorted by Scotty Fontenot, Evangeline Parish Farm Bureau President, during the 94th Annual Farm Bureau Convention Queen Contest in New Orleans. (Photo courtesy of Kristie Mayeaux)

Yvonne Johnson, left, as Ouiser Boudreaux, and Melanie Soileau, as Annelle Dupuy, in the Troupe d’ Evangeline’s recent production of Steel Magnolias at the Ville Platte Civic Center. (Photo courtesy of Janice Fontenot)