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Early voting kicks off for Dec. 8 election

Early voting for the December runoff elections began Saturday, November 24, and voters have been trickling into the Evangeline Parish Registrar of Voters office.

Senator LaFleur shares thoughts on teacher raises

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards outlined this week his legislative priorities for 2019. At the top of the list is a boost in salary for the state’s public school teachers.

VP Fire Chief shares Christmas tree safety tips

As the holiday season gets into full swing, officials with the local fire department and the LSU AgCenter shared safety should be on top of your list when putting up the tree.

A diamond jubilee of carbon black

This month, Cabot Corporation’s carbon black manufacturing facility in Ville Platte celebrated 75 years in operation.

Aryan Circle members are sentenced in federal court

Two more individuals in connection with a murder that occurred in Turkey Creek in 2016 were sentenced in federal court for being accessories-after-the-fact to racketeering, murder, and several othe