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Shots were fired in Ville Platte Monday prompting an investigation from the city police department.

The Ville Platte Police Department is requesting assistance identifying a woman whom detectives would like to speak with in reference to theft on June 20, 2019, at a local business.

When most people hear the term “pepper jelly,” they normally first think of cream cheese and crackers to be eaten during parties around Christmas.

The Evangeline Chamber of Commerce met Wednesday at Cottage Couture where Renee Brown, Director of the Chamber, updated members about the recent utility rate increases for the City of Ville Platte.

Aside from voting unanimously to increase utility rates, the Ville Platte City Council Monday heard from Maxine Jack who was there to discuss the flooding issue on her street, but she spent most of

Authorities began searching Thursday afternoon for a missing 71-year-old male in the Grand Prairie area.

Chip Moore, regional operations director for Johnson Controls who oversaw construction of energy saving projects across the Evangeline Parish School District, reported to the Evangeline Parish Scho

(Editor’s Note: The following information was obtained from the Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court’s Office in Ville Platte. This information is printed once a month in The Gazette.)

It seems that every other day, a college or high school or even professional coach is getting the axe after only an abbreviated stint in his/her new position.

Authorities began searching Thursday afternoon a missing 71-year-old male in the Grand Prairie area.