News

Utility rates on the rise

The Ville Platte City Council met Monday afternoon at the Northside Civic Center for its regular monthly meeting and unanimously voted to raise utility rates for residents and businesses.

VPPD responds to fatal stabbing

Officers with the Ville Platte Police Department responded over the past weekend to a fatal stabbing.

Evangelization in a bottle

According to the Gospel of Mark, Christ commanded his disciples, before He ascended into Heaven, to “go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every living creature.”

Scenic Dr. suspect is arrested

VILLE PLATTE- In the middle part of last week, officers in Ville Platte arrested a suspect for trespassing in the Shady Acres Subdivision of the city.

Chapman arrested for theft of gravel

Evangeline Parish sheriff deputies responded Friday afternoon to a theft complaint regarding the parish’s stockpile of gravel.