The approval of pay raises for police officers and the hiring of an additional officer were tabled at the monthly meeting of the Pine Prairie Village Council last Thursday night.
The Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce meeting that had been set for yesterday has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 24, 2018.
Next Monday on January 22 marks the 45th anniversary of the United States’ Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade that declared abortion to be a fundamental woman’s right.
On Wednesday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency in La. due to weather conditions.
A suspect in a recent ATV theft that occurred in Pine Prairie has been cleared of having any involvement in the crime.
The Mamou Mardi Gras is scheduled from February 4 to 13.
The event calendar includes the following.
Sunday, February 4
Children’s Mardi Gras Run.
As the calendar turned to January, the Mamou Town Council Wednesday night discussed plans for the annual Mardi Gras weekend.
The Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 17th, to address its recent loss of funding from the Evangeline Parish Police Jury.
A lawsuit was filed on January 8, 2017 against the City of Ville Platte for police conduct, which the plaintiff alleges violated their federally protected rights.