Cops

Fontenot is charged with attempted second degree murder

Around 8:30 pm, on Thursday, December 5, 23-year-old Kendrez Thomas of Ville Platte confronted Keeveon Merced Fontenot of Mamou over a stolen gun where gunfire between the two would be exchanged.

Arrest is made in VP homicide

Chief A. Perry Thomas reports an update to the September 14 shooting that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old female and injuries to a 26-year-old male and a 27-year-old male near the intersection of Huey P. Long and Reed Street.

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.

VPPD Arrests

The Ville Platte Police Department reported the following recent bookings into the city jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Arrested were the following persons: • Norman Thomas, 19, was arrested November 21, 2024, for domestic abuse battery and resisting an officer.

Parent is arrested for threatening school officials

By: TONY MARKS Editor Vashayla Skinner, the daughter of Evangeline Parish School Board member Wanda Skinner, faces charges of assault on a school teacher. Her bond was set at $1,500.

Unrestrained is driver killed in two-vehicle crash

EVANGELINE PARISH - Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I responded to a crash that killed an unrestrained driver. On November 28, shortly after 12 a.m., troopers were notified of a two-vehicle fatality crash on Louisiana Highway 13 near Gradney Lane.

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.

Traffic stop on I-49 leads to arrest

A traffic stop on Interstate 49 lead to narcotics seizure and an arrest. On November 30, while conducting traffic enforcement duties, Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office deputies assigned to traffic enforcement on Interstate 49 initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for traffic violations.

Threats against a teacher lead to arrest

On November 6 ,2024, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Department received a complaint from the Assistant Superintendent with the Evangeline Parish School Board. He stated that he and a teacher had been threatened by a parent (Vashayla Skinner).

Louisiana State Police Continue Investigation into Evangeline Parish Fatality Crash

Saint Landry – On November 19, 2024, shortly after 10:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I was called to investigate a two-vehicle fatality crash on Interstate 49 about 3 miles south of Louisiana Highway 106.