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VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m.

The several distinct cultures of South Louisiana such as Cajun, Creole, and African have come together to form one identity much like how different ingredients come together to form a gumbo.

For the first time in history, the Evangeline Parish School District’s superintendent has been selected by the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents (LASS) to serve on the Governing Board

On Thursday, a man accused of murdering an individual from Turkey Creek appeared before Judge Gary Ortego for a bond hearing.

Come August there will be a new Assistant District Attorney in town with the recent hiring of Nicholas Monier.

Chief Neal Lartigue with the Ville Platte Police Department is asking residents for information on an escaped inmate.

According to the Ville Platte Police Department, a telephone scam is taking place that targets residents.

On an overcast and rainy morning Tuesday, the skies cleared and the clouds parted long enough for the members of the Ville Platte Girls-Boys Place to be treated to an outdoor drone presentation and

The Evangeline Parish Police Jury appointed a new board member to the Te Mamou Water District Board during its meeting on Monday before moving on to a discussion about drainage in the City of Ville

The Ville Platte Gazette brought home two awards at the Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association’s Award Luncheon held Saturday in Natchitoches.