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Mamou council adopts budget at recent meeting

Two outgoing council members from Mamou gave their goodbyes during last week’s meeting.
“These four years went in a flash,” expressed Councilwoman Jessica Fontenot.

Pine Prairie police arrest two in separate incidents

A rather routine traffic incident escalated into one Pine Prairie resident being booked into the Evangeline Parish Jail for charges of speeding, careless operation, illegal window tint, two counts

La Tech travels across ocean to battle Hawaii

HONOLULU -- This Saturday the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will make the 4,000 mile trip to Honolulu, Hawaii to take on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the 17th annual Hawaii Bowl.

JESSIE GRIFFIN

VILLE PLATTE-Funeral services Jessie T. Griffin, 78, will be held on Saturday, December, 22, 2018 at 11:00 A. M. with the visitation observed from 9:00 A. M. – 11:00 A. M.

Motorcyclist killed in Evangeline Parish crash

Shortly after 8:30 pm on December 17, 2018, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a two vehicle crash that resulted in a fatality on LA Hwy 10 west of US Hwy 167 in Evang

VPPD responds to several local online threats

When students arrived at Ville Platte High School Thursday morning, they did so to a campus with an increased police presence and increased security measures as they entered the school through the

A frank resurrection

Thinking he was walking into a wedding reception at the skating rink in Mamou back in October, a former parish educator and coach found himself immersed in a retirement party after 41 years of serv

EPSB honors students and personnel at recent meeting

It was all about recognizing Evangeline Parish students, schools and personnel for a variety of different reasons at the Evangeline Parish School Board meeting Wednesday.