News

Local man cited for killing whooping crane

A local man has been cited on July 26 by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for allegedly shooting an endangered whooping crane in Evangeline Parish.

Candidate announcement

I, Georgianna Wilson, am proud to announce my candidacy for reelection to the Evangeline Parish School Board representing District 13.

Candidate announcement

I, Arthur Savoy, am announcing my candidacy for reelection as the Evangeline Parish School Board Member for District 10.

Trial reset for defendant accused of second degree murder

A hearing was held on Thursday in 13th Judicial District Court Judge Gary Ortego’s courtroom for John Isaac Foret, who was arrested in May of 2018 for an incident that resulted in the shooting deat

The Marks Post: Just around the corner

If there is anything that I have learned over my 15 months here at The Ville Platte Gazette, it is that the best columns allow the readers to get a glimpse into the lives of the writer to get to kn

All the prairie is a stage

The lights shining bright on stage, the camera recording the next big hit, and the action of all the characters are ideas that seem foreign to most people here in Evangeline Parish, but nine-year-o

ELIZABETH MAE WATSON

MAMOU - Memorial services will be held at Savoy Heights on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. for Elizabeth Mae Watson, 78, who passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018.

Manuel withdraws from Mamou council race

Before a hearing was held Monday afternoon to determine if Eugene Manuel was eligible to run for a seat on the Mamou Town Council, the candidate filed a notice with the Evangeline Parish Clerk of C