Cops

Officers are reportedly shot in Ville Platte

According to reports from the scene, two officers have been shot in Ville Platte. The Ville Platte Gazette remains on the scene and will update the story as more details are learned.

Gazette is on scene of shooting

The Ville Platte Gazette is currently on the scene of a shooting in Ville Platte, near the intersection of Laran and Beauregard. More details will be shared as they become available.

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 for domestic abuse battery is reported in Chataignier

On July 12, 2023 officers with the Chataignier Police Department responded to a disturbance at 343 Martin Luther King Street upon arrival officers noticed that a female victim had been assaulted by her boyfriend and  upon further investigation a warrant was issued for the arrest of Philip Arvie of...

Thomas is charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile

On July 12, 2023, Deputies with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1900 Blk. of James Ortego Rd. in reference to a report a possible sexual assault involving a juvenile.

Juvenile is located

JUVENILE HAS BEEN LOCATED AND IS SAFE!! THE EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MISSING JUVENILE.

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.

Shooting leaves one dead, one in hospital

One is dead and another is in the hospital after a shooting that occurred on the evening of Tuesday, July 25. According to Ville Platte Chief of Police Al Perry Thomas, the incident occurred near the intersection of Constitution Drive and N. Dupre Street. The matter is still under investigation.

EPSO looks for missing juvenile

THE EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A MISSING JUVENILE. AMYA LIRISA MOTHERSPAU IS A 15 YEAR OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE AND LEFT HER RESIDENCE ON FOOT FROM 2801 B NAQUIN RD IN THE REDDELL COMMUNITY NORTH OF MAMOU ON JULY 24, 2023 AT ABOUT 7:30PM.

Inmate is captured

Sheriff Charles R. Guillory is reporting the capture of escaped inmate Wille Price. Evangeline Parish Sheriff Department Deputies on July 24, 2023 learned of a location in Opelousas that the escaped inmate was hiding with a female acquaintance .