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Lazard named Man with Heart
At a Men Who Wait on Women Who Wine event recently held in Opelousas, Evangeline Parish Superintendant of Schools and Pastor of Ninth Baptist Church in Ville Platte received the Man with Heart Awar
Qualifying begins for candidates on Oct. ballot
Qualifying for the October 12 primary election began Tuesday morning at the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s office and other such offices throughout the state and runs until 4:30 p.m.
Parish LEAP scores yield a mixed bag of results
Students across the state have showed continued improvements on the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP 2025) assessments in English language arts (ELA), math, and social studies accordi
Campaign announcements: State representative and two others seek election on the October 12 ballot
State Representative Robert Johnson has qualified to run for the 28th district of the Louisiana State Senate.
Annual mass set for tomorrow in honor of “Little Cajun Saint”
The 60th anniversary Mass in memory of Charlene Richard, known to many as “The Little Cajun Saint,” will be held tomorrow, August 9, at 6 p.m. at St. Edward Church in Richard.
Evangeline Parish Police Jury hears about its “clean” audit report
Vic Slaven, a certified public accountant with Kolder, Slaven, and Co., LLC, reported to the Evangeline Parish Police Jury on its audit for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, during the jury
Committee meets today to start planning parish yard sale
Renee Brown, director of the Evangeline Parish Chamber of Commerce, told the Ville Platte Rotary Club Tuesday that her organization is planning a parishwide yard sale which will be September 27 and
Motorcycle crash claims the life of a Ville Platte resident
A late Monday afternoon crash claimed the life of a 39-year-old Ville Platte resident after his motorcycle collided with a Toyota Camry.
Chief Neal Lartigue reports search for suspect ends.
Chief Lartigue has reported that Quantavis Durgin turned himself in to the Ville Platte Police Department on the charge of attempted second degree murder on Saturday, August 3rd at 3:00 p.m.