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ANITA “NEAT” B. FONTENOT

VILLE PLATTE – A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, for Anita “Neat” B.

KENNIE MAE BLEVINS

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral service for Kennie Mae Blevins will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, November 4, 2018 in the Lake Cove Baptist Church with Reverend Cody King officiating.

Civil Service board approves board member nominees

The Ville Platte Civil Service Board recently met to review fire captain and assistant fire chief test scores, as well as potential board members to fill a vacancy on the board.

Evangeline Parish public schools will be open Thursday

With predictions of sever weather possibly hitting Evangeline Parish tonight, Evangeline Parish School Superintendent Darwan Lazard issued the following statement in regard to whether or not public

A life in pictures

In the storied history of Ville Platte’s past, there were four theaters and a drive in within the city’s limits where residents could watch movies of cowboy heroes and heroes on the battlefield.

Parish residents address Hwy. 167 issues at DOTD meeting

Evangeline Parish locals and state officials traveled to Lafayette on October 18th to discuss the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s highway priority program for the current f

Police jury receives $200,000 grant for rail spur

It was recently announced the Evangeline Parish Police Jury was awarded Delta Regional Authority (DRA) funding in the amount of $200,000 to enhance economic development in the City of Ville Platte.

Candidate announcement:

I am honored to take this opportunity to introduce myself as a candidate for Ville Platte District D City Councilman.