The KVPI staff was treated today to a demonstration by two members of the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Department and their K9 drug dog, Diego. Captain Josh Lafleur and K9 Dog Handler Deputy Matthew Willis made the presentation to our staff. Diego was able to locate packets of drugs that were hidden as part of the demonstration. Finally, a member of our staff, DJ Rose Wolf, volunteered to wear a protective sleeve while the dog went into an attack mode and grabbed the sleeve off her arm . It was quite a sight. Thank you to Josh, Matthew and to Sheriff Charles Guillory for putting on this demonstration.

The KVPI staff presented to the daughters of the late Jim Soileau a special Hall of Fame award from the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters for a lifetime of broadcasting excellence. Jim died March 8 after a short illness. Shown here are KVPI General Manager Mark Layne, Jamie Vidrine, Jessica Soileau and Traffic Director Cheryl DeBaillon. Jim was the long time General Manager and the French voice on KVPI. Our special thanks to Polly Johnson and the broadcasters of Louisiana.

All of us at KVPI would like to make welcome the newest member of our radio family: Misty Parker who will work as a sales account representative meeting with new and existing clients. She and her husband Jay are fans of our radio station and our South Louisiana culture. Would you please join me in saying welcome to Misty?

Help Wanted-French Announcer April 7, 2021 KVPI is wishing to hire an additional part time announcer to handle the French News and Tradio on Saturdays. The ideal candidate will be able to speak French well and be able to translate English news and commercial copy into French. We need someone to work Saturday mornings from 7:00am to 8:00am. The announcer will be do the 7:30am French News every Saturday along with the Tradio (Trading Post) program. The chosen applicant will join a team of professionals dedicated at preserving our French language and heritage for future generations. KVPI has been recognized by broadcasters and news journals for our leadership in French language programming since we first signed on in 1953. Please apply in person with General Manager Mark Layne at KVPI business office at 809 West Lasalle in Ville Platte. You can email your resumes at kvpiamfm@gmail.com. KVPI AM/FM is an equal opportunity employer.

Today, we had the pleasure of greeting Polly Johnson, President and C.E.O. of the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters to KVPI. She personally delivered our award we won at the recent Prestige awards event. KVPI-FM won for the second year in a row the "Uniquely Louisiana" award for our coverage of Swamp Pop music through the years. Shown in the second photo are staff announcers: Deet and Rose Wolf checking out our new award. She also brought the coveted Hall of Fame award honoring the late Jim Soileau. We plan to present the award to Jim's family next week. Thank you, Polly for all you for the the broadcasters in Louisiana.

Grand Prize Winner Chosen March 31, 2021 A grand prize winner has been chosen in our KVPI Bud n Boiling contest today. Congratulations to Brandon Granger. Brandon has won Budweiser beer, a sack of crawfish, Crawfish boiling pot and burner. Our second prize winner is Donna Dean who has won a Budweiser Crawfish boiling pot. Our special thanks to Southwest Beverage, Vidrine Ace Hardware and B&L Seafood. Thank you to the hundreds who called in to qualify during the contest.

KVPI AM/FM is seeking to hire a part time radio announcer. Experience is not necessary. We will train the right person. Applicants for this entry level position should have good reading skills, be computer literate, have adequate transportation, have a knowledge of music, be able to work nights and weekends. High school students and retirees are invited to apply. Come apply in person with KVPI General Manager Mark Layne at 809 West LaSalle Street in Ville Platte during weekday hours or call for more information at 337-363-2124. Ville Platte Broadcasting Company is an equal opportunity employer.

Get ready to win beer, crawfish, and a crawfish boiling kit in our Classic Hits 925 KVPI "Bud n Boiling" contest. Starting Monday March 22, we will qualify listeners to be finalists in the contest. Be caller five when you hear the cue to call (the beer can tab opening and beer pouring in the glass). You must be 21 or older. One qualifier per family. You cannot call in to qualify another person. On Wednesday March 31 at noon , we will have a grand prize drawing to draw the name of one grand prize winner who will win beer, crawfish and a crawfish burner kit. Good luck from your friends at KVPI and Southwest Beverage Company, your distributor for Budweiser Beer.

KVPI Wins Uniquely Louisiana Broadcast Award March 18, 2021 For the second year in a row, KVPI has won the "Uniquely Louisiana" award today (Thursday) at the Prestige Awards ceremony conducted by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters. KVPI-FM was awarded the honor for our coverage and support of Louisiana Swamp Pop music. Last year, we won for the La Tasse de Café Radio program. Also recognized at the awards ceremony was the late Jim Soileau who was inducted into the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame for his lifetime of broadcasting excellence over KVPI. Our special thanks to Polly Johnson with the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters from the entire staff at KVPI 92.5 FM, 107.3 and 1050 AM The Legend. A great big thank you to Dr. Rhonda Pucheu, President of Ville Platte Broadcasting for your continued support .

Congratulations to our three winners in the Boudin Bowl Football Pool: Danny Lemoine, shown here with KVPI"s DJ Deet, won two quarters so he really did well with the prize. Our other winners: Wanda Verette and Annette Granger. Thanks again to everyone who called up to get a football square and a special thanks to all our Boudin Bowl sponsors and Boudin Bowl prize sponsors.

The 14th annual Boudin Bowl is coming up Wednesday night at 6:00pm January 31 live from Faubourg at the L&L Hadacol Stadium with the KVPI sports team: Tracey Jagneaux and Tim Fontenot featuring the Boucanierre taking on the Chefs live on Classic Hits 92.5 KVPI. We have all our Boudin Bowl football squares filled. We will be giving away great prizes to winners each quarter.

As we come to the end a very challenging year, we would like to thank all of our faithful listeners and clients for your support and business. We're continuing to stay up to date with the latest digital offerings but not forgetting our over the air listeners. As we enter a brand new year, know this : you can depend on us for keeping you informed with local news and weather updates every day, Swamp Pop on Friday, Cajun Music every day, La Tasse de Cafe and French News, Classic Hits on FM and Classic Country on AM , local sports coverage plus contests with great prizes. We capped off the year by capturing the "Uniquely Louisiana" award for our popular La Tasse de Cafe radio show. from the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters. Thank you to a dedicated staff: Cheryl, Deet, Tobin, Tuney , Swabby, Mike, Rose Wolf , Bert, Tracey and Dave. We have some exciting news to share with all of you in the next few weeks. Finally, all that we have been able to do is because of an owner who supports us and backs our efforts in giving back to the community: Dr. Rhonda Pucheu . Happy New Year everybody!!!

Ville Platte Broadcasting Company, the parent company of radio stations KVPI AM and FM, is expanding its sales force. We have an opening for a full time advertising sales person at the present time. The ideal candidate will have some sales and marketing background but not absolutely necessary since we can train, a strong work ethic, be self motivated and have dependable transportation. The benefits include a monthly base salary plus a generous commission based upon your sales. You will have the opportunity to come work for a great locally owned family company that treats and provides for their employees like members of their family. Many of the employees have been working here for more than 20 years. Please apply in person with General Manager Mark Layne at 809 West LaSalle Street in Ville Platte. Call for an appointment at 337-363-2124. You can also email your resumes to kvpiamfm@gmail.com. If it's time for a career move, come talk to us. Ville Platte Broadcasting Company is an equal opportunity employer. Please share this message with your friends.

KVPI has just received a shipment of our brand new face masks with both of radio station logos: KVPI 1050 The Legend and Classic Hits 92.5. The masks are available at our KVPI business office at 809 West LaSalle Street at $7.00 each. They are available in two colors: Red and Black. All of us at KVPI want you to stay safe and show the world you like to listen to KVPI AM and FM.

KVPI had our annual Christmas supper at Cafe Evangeline. Due to Covid 19 concerns, the food was for take out. Congratulations to our KVPI Employee of the Year: Gene "Swabby" Soileau shown here with Ville Platte Broadcasting Company President, Dr. Rhonda Moser Pucheu. The food was delicious . Thank you Jay Gielow for your food and hospitality.

KVPI 92.5 covered the holiday open house at the newly remodeled and enlarged Dr.'s Fink and Moser offices in downtown Eunice tonight. A large group of well wishers and patients attended the event and enjoyed the food and refreshments. Door prizes were given . Congratulations Dr. Rhonda Fink Moser and Dr. Sarah Moser Fruge for their successful event. The two are shown in front of decorated lobby/waiting room. Shana Harrison with Modo eyewear was there showing over a hundred fashion frames. Thank you to the staff for allowing us to broadcast and who took part in our remote.

We are proud to show off our brand new KVPI staff Christmas card with the able assistance of Bobby Dardeau at the Bonnes Nouvelle. On Front row, DJ Rose Wolf, DJ Gram, Cheryl Debaillon and DJ Deet. Standing in back row, DJ Tuney, DJ Swabby, Charlie Manuel, Mark Layne, Tobin Jeffries, Bert Miller and Mike Perron. Not shown are Mallory Moser and Becky Vidrine. All of us at KVPI want to send you the best of the holiday season.

Our judges have selected our winning photo in our "I Love Ville Platte" contest. It was submitted by the Ville Platte Fire Department. From these firefighters, our judges had a random drawing of these five firefighters and chose Kyle Dupre, a full time fire fighter who is shown as the second firefighter in this beautiful photo. As our grand prize winner, Kyle Dupre has won a one night stay and a meal for two at Coushatta Casino in Kinder. Thank you to everyone who entered the contest. All of you who entered our contest are in the running to have your picture selected by Nick Lick to be included in the brand new Ville Platte video coming out soon.

KVPI 13TH GATE TICKET WINNERS OCTOBER 19, 2020 Classic Hits 92.5 KVPI had a drawing of all of our listeners who qualified to win a pair of tickets to attend Louisiana's premiere haunted house in Baton Rouge: The 13th Gate. For the past few weeks, listeners were calling in to qualify after a cue to call. Here are our 13th Gate ticket winners: Lisa Deshotel, Bill Manuel, Kay Foret, Sheryl Guillory, Katie Lafleur, Chloe Brinkley, Darrell Fontenot, Bev McBride Shane Trahan, Linda Murphy, Monica Aucoin and Cynthia Stewart. Each of our winners have won a pair of tickets. Thank you to everyone who participated in our 13th Gate Ticket giveaway. We've got more ways for you to win. Keep listening.

Today was a bittersweet moment for all of us at KVPI. Jim Soileau, formally announced his retirement during La Tasse de Cafe. The phones never stopped ringing wanting to wish all the best to Jim. On behalf of all of us at KVPI we want to thank Jim for all he did. He was the voice of Ville Platte and the voice of KVPI since the very early days of the 50's.You will be missed, Jim. Please call us on La Tasse de Cafe.

Show your Ville Platte pride by taking a photo of yourself holding a sign saying "I Love Ville Platte" with your family, staff or co workers. Go to our Classic Hits 92.5 KVPI Facebook page, find the "I Love Ville Platte" post, and post your picture in the comments section. You will qualify to win a free meal for two and a night stay at Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder and your picture could be used in the new Ville Platte video. Send in your photos today. Good luck from your friends at Classic Hits 92.5 KVPI.

Classic Hits 92.5 KVPI wants to see your Ville Platte pride. After facing Covid-19 and a hurricane, we're ready to show some love. Here's what we want you to do: Take a photo of yourself, your friends, your family or your co workers showing off a home made sign saying "I Love Ville Platte". Take the picture in your home, in your garden, at your business, during your weekly card game, in the kitchen while cooking, camping out, anywhere. Visit our Classic Hits 92.5 KVPI Facebook page and find the "I Love Ville Platte post. Like it, share it, comment and add your "I Love Ville Platte " picture right here on this Facebook post. Let's show everyone we're living in the best part of the world from your friends at Classic Hits 92.5 KVPI!!

History will be made on Tuesday . Starting Tuesday, September 1 , we are debuting our brand new Tuesday edition of "La Tasse de Cafe" radio show. We want to thank our many listeners and to the wonderful sponsors who support us and made it possible to expand to Tuesday. Now we are on Monday through Friday from 8-9am. The call-in bi-lingual radio show was a suggestion by former KVPI radio announcer and record producer Floyd Soileau in 1966. From its humble beginnings, the show has grown by leaps and bounds. We have callers from all over the world including Australia who have called us.. The show has been featured in TV news reports, news stations from France and Belgium and the Wall Street Journal. The show was recognized by Louisiana Broadcasters earlier this year by winning the "Uniquely Louisiana " award by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters. The La Tasse announcers will be attending Tuesday's Rotary Club meeting to share their thoughts . Here is the La Tasse Announcing Team: Jim Soileau, Charlie Manuel and Mark Layne.

Classic Hits 92.5 KVPI would like to welcome Elizabeth Claire Vidrine as our newest full time staff announcer. Claire is a graduate of Tulane University and is a second generation broadcaster: her mother, the former Anita Soileau, was a DJ here at KVPI back in the 1980's. You can hear her on the morning show, Monday through Thursday from 9-12 noon from 9-12 noon. Her on-air DJ name will be "Deet". She is a big fan of Jim Henson and his movie "The Dark Crystal" is her favorite. The name Deet came from the new series being shown on Netflix. Her puppy is also named Deet. Would you please join us in welcoming Deet to the KVPI family?

The Classic Hits 92.5 road crew was on the road for the first of three days of live remotes at the new Cricket Wireless store in Ville Platte near Walmart off LaSalle Street. The road crew, John Hadley and Mark Layne were there giving away T shirts and coozies and talking with the store crew and Cricket corporate personnel. We will be there on remote again Friday from 4-5pm and Saturday from 2-3pm. The store was giving away free food today from Cravin's Food truck. Friday, they will be announcing a new free I-Phone promotion.Be sure to come by and say hello Friday.