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VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lou Jane Tate Guillory, 87, were held at 3 p.m.

Ville Platte native, Kyle Ardoin, officially became Louisiana’s temporary Secretary of State on May 8, 2018 after being named to the position left vacant by Tom Schedler in April.

Beginning in 2019, Evangeline Parish public schools will be required to display “In God We Trust,” which is the national motto.

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On Wednesday, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported that it was in search of a suspect wanted for a stabbing that occurred on La. Hwy. 106 between Bayou Chicot and St. Landry.

As the fighting began to rage during the American Civil War, Confederate women started to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers in Virginia and Georgia.

The Mamou Rotary Club honored two Mamou High School graduates at recent graduation ceremonies.

Duck hunting has turned into a booming business in all areas of the state from leading guided hunts in the marshes of Gueydan to filming episodes of Duck Dynasty in and around West Monroe.

The Ville Platte Housing Authority Board assembled for its quarterly meeting on Thursday and spent majority of the time discussing its police contract with the Ville Platte Police Department and th

On Wednesday, Ville Platte Police Chief Neal Lartigue reported that an arrest had been made in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday morning.