La Tasse de Cafe' KVPI

09/12/2024

What a fun time on La Tasse de Cafe this morning!

08/21/2024

We had so much fun with Ms. Gloria Sonnier when she visited La Tasse this morning, and she brought us a jar of honey!! Thank you, Ms. Gloria! It was great to see you!

08/13/2024

We enjoyed getting to celebrate Mark's birthday while he was on the air today!

08/11/2024

I want to thank everyone who sent me a message on my 70th birthday today by phone, email or in person. It was a sad birthday today since my wife’s passing. Now more than ever, I realize how life is a fleeting thing and the important things are things money cannot buy: family and friends. Thanks!

08/11/2024

Happy Birthday to our very own Mark Layne! We are wishing you all the best and hope you have a wonderful day!
With love, from your KVPI family!

07/26/2024

KVPI would like to welcome our new French Immersion teachers to Evangeline Parish. Today on La Tasse de Cafe, we welcomed Assistant Superintendent Mike Lombas, Wanda Verrette and our new teachers. It was so nice to meet you all and to have you on our show! Welcome to Evangeline Parish and we wish you a wonderful school year!

07/24/2024

We celebrated the birthdays of our La Tasse Hosts Mike and Ray today while they were together on the air! We hope you had great birthdays, and we wish you both a wonderful year ahead!

07/24/2024

Robert Perron stopped by and sharing with the La Tasse crew and KVPI staff a home made syrup cake just like our moms used to make.

Thank you, Robert.

07/23/2024

Wishing DJ Ray the happiest of birthdays today!!

07/20/2024

Happy Birthday to Mike Perron! Your KVPI family wishes you a wonderful day! The collage below was posted by the Facebook Cajun Music Society, and it is so great!

06/30/2024

Ville Platte Broadcasting Company, the parent company of Classic Hits 92.5 and The Legend KVPI 107.3 FM and 1050 AM has been serving residents and listeners since 1953 and has won numerous broadcasting awards for our service to the community.

Ville Platte Broadcasting Company has an immediate opening for an experienced sales account executive to join our team of marketing and advertising executives.

We’re looking for a candidate who wants to make a difference in our community by working with businesses to help them succeed.
Successful candidates should be highly organized, coachable, possess strong verbal and written skills and have a valid driver’s license. We are looking for individuals who are hard working, organized, self motivated, results oriented and have a strong work ethic,

Primary Responsibilities:
Identify and prospect potential advertising clients and businesses to generate new leads and sales opportunities;
Develop and maintain strong relationships with future and existing clients, understanding their advertising needs and prospecting effective advertising solutions;
Create compelling and customized advertising packages tailored to client’s goals and objectives;
Negotiate contracts and pricing to maximize revenues while ensuring client satisfaction;
Manage client’s needs regarding updating commercials, managing monthly radio schedules and monthly budgets;

Work Schedule:
The position will be paid an hourly rate based on experience with normal working hours Monday through Friday with occasions to working weekend for special events such as remotes. Work Is both office based and in the field which would require having adequate transportation.

Qualifications:
Background in sales; Enthusiasm to grow sales and develop relationships with potential clients and exceptional communication negotiation and presentation skills;
Benefits:
Hourly wages plus sales commission, paid holidays and vacation time and the opportunity to move up and work for a company that prides itself in taking care of its employees in a family like environment.

If you are ready to take the next step in in your sales career, we want to hear from YOU!

Please apply in person with General Manager Mark Layne during regular business hours at 809 West LaSalle Street in Ville Platte. You can also email your resume’ at [email protected]. For more information call 337-363-2124.

Ville Platte Broadcasting Company is an equal opportunity employer.

06/27/2024

It was 67 years ago Thursday, Cameron and all of Southwest Louisiana were struck by a storm that residents will never forget. The devastation and death toll was unbelievable. Hurricane Audrey will go down as one of the worst hurricanes ever to hit the Louisiana shores .
During KVPI La Tasse de Cafe, Thursday morning from 8-9am we invite you to share your memories with hosts Mallory Moser and Mike Perron. of the storm
During the Cajun Rendezvous show from 4-5pm on KVPI The Legend 107.3 FM and 1050 AM, we will play back Cajun songs about Hurricane Audrey.

06/27/2024

Legendary Cajun musician Nathan Abshire was born in Gueydan on June 27, 1913. He died in 1981. He is considered one of the greats in Cajun music and his signature song was "The Pine Grove Blues". Be sure to join us Thursday at 4;05pm-5;00pm as we spotlight all of his greatest hits on Cajun Rendezvous over KVPI The Legend 107.3 FM and 1050 AM.

06/20/2024

La Tasse de Cafe show hosts Mallory Moser and Mike Perron this morning had Bri Barsalou and Joe Hoffmann in the studios doing additional filming on their proposed Cajun Culture documentary. Thanks Bri and Joe.

06/19/2024

Photographer Travis Gauthier visited KVPI studios this morning to sit in during the KVPI La Tasse de Cafe radio show. He is working on a feature story on Cajun Radio stations in the Slemco "Power" magazine. Thank you, Travis for stopping by and visiting with the KVPI crew.

06/18/2024

Photographer Travis Gauthier is working on a story highlighting Cajun Music Radio stations in Louisiana for the Slemco magazine "Power". He will be sitting in with La Tasse de Cafe show hots Ray Duplechain and Mark Layne Wednesday morning from 8-9am on KVPI AM and FM. Be sure to listen in

06/13/2024

KVPI listener T.J. LeBouef of Eunice paid the hosts of KVPI La Tasse de Cafe radio show a visit this morning. T.J. shared memories of attending the last time Cookie and the Cupcakes performed in our area with Cookie as lead singer was at Snook's Lounge in Ville Platte. He said the place was packed. Thank you for visiting with all of us at KVPI.

06/07/2024

St. Médard's Day

Saturday June 8th is St. Médard's Day. There is an old belief among Cajuns that if it rains on June 8th, Saint Medard's Day, it will rain for forty days. There are several sayings and rhymes about this belief:

“Should St Médard's day be wet, it will rain for forty yet.”

The old French rhyme is: “Quand il pleut à la Saint-Médard, il pleut quarante jours plus tard” (If it rains on St Médard's Day, it rains for forty days more).

Saint Médard was a sixth century French Catholic bishop. As a child, St Médard was said to have once been sheltered from rain by an eagle which hovered over him. This is how he was most commonly depicted, and is why he is associated with weather, good or bad, and why he is held to protect those who work in the open air.
This belief among Cajuns is analogous to the weather forecasting beliefs about Saint Swithin's Day (July 15) in England. This is certainly still known in south Louisiana as well as near New Orleans. A few years ago, a television weather reporter in Lafayette presented a version of the weather prognostication beliefs associated with June 8th but instead of relating those beliefs to a saint's legend, he gave the spelling as "Samidar," a phonetic spelling of the French pronunciation of Saint Médard.

Sources:
• www.catholic.org
• www.catholicnewsagency.com
• http://www.louisianafolklife.org/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medardus

Medardus or Medard (French: Médard or Méard) (ca. 456–545) was the Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum (modern Noyon) in northern France. Medardus was one of the most honored bishops of his time, often depicted laughing, with his mouth wide ...

05/28/2024

Listen to KVPI La Tasse de Cafe Wednesday morning from 8-9am as our good friend, Will McGrew, will call in to our show to talk about French Immersion Day at the State Capitol.

Now or never. See y’all tomorrow!

Asteur ou jamais. À demain !

05/26/2024

Be sure to listen to a special La Tasse de Cafe radio show Monday from 8-9am as we dedicate the show to veterans everywhere. Be sure to call us at 337-363-2124 or text us a shout out to 337-506-2444.

05/26/2024

All of us at KVPI AM and FM and our parent company, Viille Platte Broadcasting, would like to pay tribute to our soldiers who died in their service to our country. We also would like to thank our wonderful veterans and those that now serve for their service to our country.
Please tune in all day Monday, Memorial Day, as KVPI The Legend 107.3 FM and 1050 AM and Classic Hits 92.5 KVPi will be programming special patriotic songs through the day.
We also plan to broadcast the Memorial Day program at the War Monument on Courthouse Square starting at 10:00am on KVPI FM 92.5.

05/26/2024

https://youtu.be/6XhVZ5JYKFQ?si=BABSzHnWr2G8HsMq
Let’s not forget our veterans.

Recorded by Bing Crosby (1951)

05/25/2024

05/14/2024

Here is news of an employment opportunity at KVPI in Ville Platte.

Ville Platte Broadcasting Company, the parent company of KVPI AM/FM , is seeking to hire a part time office worker. The successful candidate will have some experience in filing and office work and is computer literate. The candidate must be able to read well and must have dependable transportation.

If you’re ready to come work for an award winning company whose employees have been with us for as long as fifty years, here is your opportunity to move up and work for a great company. A competitive starting pay.

Come apply in person with General Manager Mark Layne at 809 West LaSalle Street in Ville Platte during regular office hours or call for more information at 337-363-2124.

05/10/2024

Friday on KVPI La Tasse de Cafe, we are dedicating the entire show to Moms everywhere. Please call show hosts Miss Jackie and Ray to do a shoutout for your mom and what she means to you. You can call 337-506-2444 or use our KVPI Text Line at 337-506-2444. Of course, we will end the program with our traditional hit "Mom I'm Still Your Little Boy" by our good friend, Camey Doucet, Who knows, we might even get a phone call from Camey during the show? Happy Mother's Day from KVPI.