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PP looking for Mansura man in connection with burglary of pharmacy
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PINE PRAIRIE - An arrest warrant has been issued for a Mansura man in connection with a pharmacy burglary in Evangeline Parish. Pine Prairie Police Chief Todd Ortis said an investigatron into the theft of narcotics valued at $1,645 led him to a black male named Harold Pierite Jr., 23 (dob 7-8-1988), 287 Cocoville Road, Mansura. He said Pierite ...
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NEWS
School board approves 2010-2011 budget
The Evangeline Parish School Board adopted its new budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year consisting of $59.5 million in revenue and $63.4 million in expenditures at Wednesday’s meeting, September 1...
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Closed party primary election results released
The first congressional closed party primary election was held Saturday, August 28. In the race for U.S. Senator statewide, Democrat Charlie Melancon, Libertarian Randall Todd Hayes and Republican...
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Richard "Chipper" Fontenot Annual Pine Prairie Skeet Shoot held in memory of Chipper
PINE PRAIRIE – Organizers of the annual Pine Prairie Skeet Shoot remembered Richard “Chipper” Fontenot at this year’s event with a 21-gun salute and moment of silence. Organizers said “C...
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Mary Francis Howard has bruises on her face and arms and visible swelling on her forehead after the alleged beating. Nursing home abuse in Mamou? Police investigate
MAMOU – Savoy Care Center in Mamou has been accused of abuse and is now under investigation by the Mamou Police Department. Shirley Jackson, who now resides in Mississippi, said she was co...
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Serie charged in May accident
JEFF DAVIS PARISH – Ville Platte High School head football coach Roy Serie is facing serious charges stemming from an auto accident in May, which claimed the life of his wife and anoth...
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Vitter, Melancon, gloves off, head to the next round
Now the mud-slinging begins in earnest. David Vitter and Charlie Melancon have picked up the pace of each vilifying the other in recent days. After Saturday’s party primaries nominating each...
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Governor making appearance in Marksville
Marksville – The Rotary Club of Avoyelles and the Marksville Chamber of Commerce will welcome Governor Bobby Jindal at a community luncheon Wednesday, September 8, at noon in the Paragon Cas...
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Gentlemen, and ladies, dip your paddles
LSN ST. MARTINVILLE – Entries are starting to come in for the inaugural running of the Tour du Teche, including the second-place winner of last month’s 340-mile race across the state of Missou...
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Union Pacific workers replace wooden ties on the rail road track crossing La. 13 North. Rail repair ongoing LA. 13 North
Motorists are advised that delays should be expected today on La. 13 North in Eunice. The Department of Transportation and Development will close the highway about.4 of a mile north of U.S. 190 (L...
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SPORTS
Pine Prairie’s Haas Campbell looks for room to run. Trojans, Demons and Panthers show their stuff
Sacred Heart showed off a diversified offensive package enroute to a double win in the Evangeline Parish Football Jamboree in Basile Friday night. The Trojans’ running game was balanced with a pas...
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O’Conner guides Stars to third place at Nationals
The Acadiana Stars girls basketball team had a great summer and finished with a third-place spot in the National Tournament, which was held in Orlando, Florida. The team was composed of several gi...
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Dillon Geautreaux gets up in the air to catch a pass. Trojans and Yellow Jackets tangle in srimmage
The Sacred Heart Trojans took on fellow Class 2A opponent, Kinder, in their annual Fall scrimmage last Friday night. It was a chance for the SHHS coaching staff to evaluate how their guys looked...
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COPS
Fontenot Conman pushes his luck
Shawn Michael Fontenot, 31, 906 W. LaSalle St., Ville Platte, was charged Wednesday, September 1, with theft by fraud after conning several people in the area. According to Rudy Guillory, investig...
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Pine Prairie Police search for pharmacy burglar
PINE PRAIRIE – The Pine Prairie Police Department is searching for the individual or individuals responsible for the early-morning robbery of a local pharmacy. Police Chief Todd Ortis sa...
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State police report six arrests
•Barry James Fontenot, 40, 1879 Adeuse Road, Ville Platte, was charged August 27, with DWI (first offense) and careless operation. Fontenot was released on a $1,176.50 bond. •Joshua Oneal Davis,...
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LIFESTYLE
Soileaus prepare for biggest race of career
Two local residents, the father/son team of John L. Soileau and Darrel Soileau will soon enter a new chapter in their quarter horse racing careers by competing in the All American Futurity Labor D...
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Representatives from Brighten Bridge Hospice were the guest speakers for the July 6, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Shown, from left, are Sheila James, Rotarian Jennifer Vidrine, Juanita Fontenot, Greg Willis and Rotary president Jimmy LeBlanc. Ville Platte Rotary Club welcomes recent guests
July 6, Meeting Rotarian Jennifer Vidrine invited Sheila James, Juanita Fontenot and Greg Willis with Brighten Bridge Hospice of Oberlin to speak at the July 6, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary ...
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Magnolia Garden Club presents awards
The Magnolia Garden Club recently chose the Garden of the Month and Civic Pride winners for the Month of July. The home of Gloria Chapman Boone was awarded the garden of the month honor. The locat...
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OBITUARIES
Dr. Frank P. Savoy Jr. Dr. Frank P. Savoy Jr.
June 29, 1924 – August 27, 2010 MAMOU – Funeral services were held for Dr. Frank P. Savoy Jr., 86, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou at 1:30 p.m., Monday, August 30. Burial follo...
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Jimmie Guillory Jimmie Guillory
August 26, 1940 – August 28, 2010 PINE PRAIRIE – Funeral services were held for Jimmie Guillory, 70, of Ville Platte, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Pine Prairie at 2 p.m., Mond...
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Donald Marcantel Donald Marcantel
April 9, 1959 – August 29, 2010 MAMOU – Funeral services were held for Donald Marcantel, 51, of Reddell, at the Ardoin’s Funeral Home Chapel in Mamou at 2 p.m., Tuesday, August 31. B...
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