During the May 11 meeting of the Ville Platte City Council, City Marshal Nicole Snoddy informed the council her office had not received the $15,000 operating budget the office usually receives every year in August. Snoddy was not the Marshal last year, but as the new Marshal, she was at the meeting to formally ask the council for the upcoming funds for 2021.
By: HEATHER BOGARD
Associate Editor
Evangeline Parish School District invites the public to help celebrate its Teacher of the Year Gala during a candlelight ceremony on Tuesday, May 7, at Ville Platte High School’s auditorium at 5:30
Ville Platte Police Chief Al Perry Thomas reported his department is investigating a shooting that left one victim hospitalized with an injury.
Funeral services celebrating the life of Mr. Artris Searle Kelone will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in the chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Marksville.
The Evangeline Community Action Agency, Inc. is announcing the availability of funds dedicated to assist eligible low income households with their energy payments.
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Arrested were the following persons:
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte.
By: DR. BRIAN DORE’
Member of the Ville Platte
Ministerial Alliance