Residents packed the meeting room of the Evangeline Parish School Board Wednesday night, to present their opinions on the Tee Cotton Bowl cancellation.
Arthur Sampson addressed the board and stated that he heard his name mentioned in rumors with regard to the cancellation of the Tee Cotton Bowl. While he said he did discuss the situation with sc... full story
Mamou receives new ladder truck Mamou Fire District’s new fire engine has the largest ladder in the parish, at 77 feet, and has the largest capacity pump. The district acquired the fire engine on April 8, one day before the town’...
Basile teenager dies in crash Over the weekend, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a crash on LA Highway 757 at Cut Across Road, a crash which has claimed the life of a 15-year-old Basile boy.
According ...
VP Chamber learns of planned Sacred Heart upgrades The chairman of the capital campaign to upgrade Sacred Heart High School’s gym and locker room facilities reported to the Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce that final approval for the $400,000 proje...
EPSO searches for marijuana growers Investigators are looking for suspects who planted 10 marijuana plants near Bayou Chicot off of Highway 106. Investigators with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office and Louisiana Department of Wi...
VPCC looks to activities for local youth With school recently out for the summer, the Ville Platte City Council turned some of its attention to planned and possible events for youngsters between now and August.
During the council’s monthl...
Armed robbery conviction vacated by appeals court The Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third District, on June 5, vacated the armed robbery charge Dannie Lee Lafleur was found guilty of by a 13th Judicial District Court jury in Ville Platte on June 20, ...
Does Jindal's 'lame duck' status float? By John Maginnis
& Jeremy Alford
LaPolitics Notebook
BATON ROUGE – Though 30 months remain in Gov. Bobby Jindal’s second term, political observers are looking closely for signs that his power has ...
Driver dies when pickup hit by train; wet road, worn tires blamed SWARTZ – A driver who couldn’t stop in time was killed when a freight train rammed his pickup Tuesday evening.
State Police said Jason Hensley, 22, of Lake Providence was killed in the accident at ...
Eagles' poisoining adds to baffling Louisiana wildlife file NEW ORLEANS – Another baffling and enraging maltreatment of wildlife has been added to the Louisiana file.
Federal investigators report that someone poisoned and killed two bald eagles in Thibodaux...
VPPD reports 25 recent arrests The Ville Platte Police Department reported 25 arrests recently.
Arrested were the following:
•Rayon Thomas, 22, 1860 Kembo St., Ville Platte, was charged May 31, with no seat belt and flight from ...
Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office lists 15 recent arrests The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 15 bookings recently in the parish jail.
Arrested were the following:
•Leroy Chain, 30, 623 Doyle St., Jennings, was charged June 3, with issuing wo...
Mamou police report 13 arrests MAMOU - The Mamou Police Department reported they made 13 arrests recently.
The following persons were charged:
•Rod M. Fontenot, 49, 1001 Pine St., Apt. 127, Mamou, was charged June 2, with domes...
VP Minors head to DeQuincy for district The Ville Platte Minors (Farm Team) will head to DeQuincy this weekend to engage in the District Seven Tournament. The squad has won the championship for several consecutive years and Head Coach St...
Missed chances, errors and stranded runners down LSU Missed opportunities and lack of execution led to the quick exit of the LSU Tigers in the College World Series in Omaha. Perhaps it was the new and gigantic field of Ameritrade Park. Either way, L...
Lightning takes VP crown Winning the city championship is tough at any level. The Ville Platte City Championship is no different when you look at it.
The Ville Platte 10 and under league saw the Ligthing take the title. T...
Evangeline Parish 4-H Awards Banquet held recently The 20th Annual 4-H Awards and Recognition Program was held Tuesday, May 14, at the Northside Civic Center. Evangeline Parish’s outstanding youth, organizational leaders, sponsors, parents and acti...
New Ville Platte city royalty crowned
Three new young ladies were chosen to represent the City of Ville Platte during the Miss Ville Platte Pageant held Sunday, April 14, at the Northside Civic Center.
Junior Miss Ville Platte - Shelbi...
Boggy Bayou royalty crowned during annual festival PINE PRAIRIE - Abbie Denee’ Deville, the 20-year-old daughter of John and Deneen Deville of Pine Prairie, was crowned the 29th Boggy Bayou Queen during the festival last weekend. The former Miss Pi...
Deaths Elsewhere Cajun humorist
CROWLEY – Services will be Friday for Cajun humorist Dave Petitjean. He died June 18 at age 85.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was one of the first humorists to perfo...
Deaths Elsewhere Cattle industry promoter
SHREVEPORT – Services for cattle industry publicist and promoter Robert “Bob” Felknor will be Thursday. He died June 14 at age 70.
He was retired executive vice-president o...
Deaths Elsewhere D-Day vet, police juror
HAYNESVILLE – Services for D-Day veteran and long-time police juror Jack Price will be Tuesday. He died June 15 at age 93.
He held the Purple Heart and was a Claiborne Paris...