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Hattie Perkins Fontenot Pouncey, a native of Huntsville, Tennessee, and resident of Ville Platte since the 1940s, recently celebrated her milestone 100th birthday.

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Department, at approximately 11:23 p.m. on December 31, 2021, received a call of a wreck on Morning Glory Road, in the Basile area.

Ville Platte Police investigated a vehicle accident on December 19, 2021, that claimed the life of a pedestrian, Trussy Jones, at the intersection of S. Chataigner St. and E. Beech St.

A jury consisting of 10 women, two men, and two alternate women was empaneled Monday afternoon as the trial against Nicholas Rollins got underway before the honorable Judge Chuck West.

Toxicology tests from John Lundy, the driver that caused the head-on collision on December 17, 2021, that claimed his life and the lives of three innocent victims, have been completed by the Louisi

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. Arrested were the following persons:

Between industrial tax exemption programs and a one-cent sales tax, recurring story lines dominated local news in 2021.

By TONY MARKS
Editor

Happy New Year! The Board of Directors and staff from around the Parish wish all of our patrons a healthy, happy, safe, and memorable start to 2022!