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Monday, July 29, 2024
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Case of misplaced syringe is closed

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Thursday, July 25, 2024
According to the Ville Platte Police Department, the case is closed and no criminal investigation will take place in connection with a syringe found in a bag at a local fast-food restaurant.
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Marijuana plants and weapons are recovered

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Thursday, July 25, 2024
On July 11, narcotic agents with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office received information about a residence where suspected marijuana plants were being cultivated on the 1300 block of Saddler Street, in Turkey Creek.
EPSO Arrests

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Thursday, July 25, 2024
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Pair from Ville Platte is arrested on conspiracy charges

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Monday, July 22, 2024
According to St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz, on Saturday, July 13, narcotics detectives conducted an undercover operation at the Racetrac Gas Station, located at 1018 East Landry Street, in Opelousas.
EPSO Arrests

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Monday, July 22, 2024
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Ward 2 constable, deputy Fruge dies

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Thursday, July 18, 2024
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor Constable Earlin Fruge of the Tiger Point community was buried following a Funeral Mass at St. Anthony’s Church in Eunice on Thursday, July 11 after passing away at St. Francis Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria on Monday, July 8, after a brief illness.
Arthur Sampson (right), chairman of the Ville Platte Housing Authority board, speaks during a press conference held Tuesday, July 9. Also pictured are Ville Platte Chief Deputy City Marshal Nik Cormier (center) and board member Lena Charles (left), who represents the tenants. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Arthur Sampson (right), chairman of the Ville Platte Housing Authority board, speaks during a press conference held Tuesday, July 9. Also pictured are Ville Platte Chief Deputy City Marshal Nik Cormier (center) and board member Lena Charles (left), who represents the tenants. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Recent crimes in housing authority are addressed

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor Following a spike in recent gun related criminal activity inside the Ville Platte Housing Authority, a press conference was held on Tuesday, July 9. Arthur Sampson, chairman of the housing authority board, said about the criminal activity, “It’s time to put a stop to it.”
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Chief gives update on missing person

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor As the search for Keabreonna Doucet enters its fourth week, Ville Platte Chief of Police Al Perry Thomas provided an update during the city council meeting held Tuesday, July 9. “We are doing all we can and utilizing all the help we can get,” the chief said.
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