Cops

Deputy-involved shooting is investigated

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE — One person is dead following a deputy-involved shooting that occurred near the intersection of Ivy Lane and Homer Road, just east of the corporate limits of Ville Platte. The incident claimed the life of Dylan Savoie, 24.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

State Police Detectives Continue Investigation of Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy-Involved Shooting

Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations continue to investigate a deputy-involved shooting that occurred on January 7, 2026, in Evangeline Parish. As part of the ongoing investigation, detectives identified the deceased subject as 24-year-old Dylan Savoie.

Hands-free driving law takes effect

(Editor’s Note: The following is a public service announcement from Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory.) Please be informed that the new law requiring hands-free driving while using any electronic device became effective January 1.

Sulphur man killed in two-vehicle accident

On January 1, 2026, around 7 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 190 near Bryan Perrodin Loop on the parish line of Acadia and Evangeline Parishes less than a mile east of the Basile town limits.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Sheriff responds to deputy-involved shooting

ON JANUARY 7, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30PM THE EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS INVOLVED IN AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING. THE INCIDENT STEMMED FROM FROM A TIP RECEIVED ABOUT ILLEGAL DRUG TRANSACTIONS.

State Police Detectives Investigating Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy-Involved Shooting

Ville Platte – At approximately 2:00 p.m. on January 7, 2026, detectives with the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations were requested by the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office to investigate a deputy-involved shooting that occurred in the area of Ivy Lane and Homer Road in Ville Platte.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

District attorney announces 100+ felony convictions

As per Evangeline Parish District Attorney Trent Brignac, numerous convictions were secured from August through November as part of the regularly scheduled criminal dockets.