Cops

Sheriff announces beginning of jail construction

By: TONY MARKS Editor Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guillory announced the start date for the new parish jail was Tuesday, June 25. Initially, the start date was scheduled for a week prior, but the start was delayed because of tropical weather that moved across the area.

Felon is arrested on drug, weapon charges in Mamou

On June 5, after a narcotic investigations into the distribution of illegal narcotics, agents with Evangeline Parish Sheriff Office, along with patrol deputies, executed a no-knock narcotic search warrant at a residence on the 500 block of East Street, in Mamou.

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.

Arrest is made in connection with missing person

Chief Al Perry Thomas reports that on June 16, 2024, detectives from the Ville Platte Police Department began investigating the disappearance of 27-year-old Keabreonna “KeKe” Doucet, who was last seen June 15, 2024.

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.

Pay raises are discussed for chief, clerk

By: TONY MARKS Editor The Chataignier Village Council, during its meeting on Monday, June 17, agreed to introduce an ordinance to increase the chief of police salary by $200 a month and an ordinance to increase the village clerk salary by $100 a month.

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 is looking for missing person

The Ville Platte Police is asking for the community’s help in locating Keabreonna Doucet, who was last seen June 15, 2024, when she left her home on W. Live Oak Street in Ville Platte at 9:00 a.m. She was supposed to bring her daughter to a basketball game at 10:00 a.m. that day, but did not show...

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.

EPSO reports recent narcotic arrests, citations

On April 19, 2024 Narcotic Agents with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office was conducting surveillance in and around 900 block of within the city limits of Mamou, when Narcotic Agents observed a blue in color Dodge Truck Drive up the residence parallel to the mailbox located on Balfa Brothers...