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

Dear Visitors,

Ville Platte is the home of the fall festival known as the Louisiana Cotton Festival and Le Tournoi de la Ville Platte, held each year in October.

The Louisiana Cotton Festival’s Grand Parade of Cotton has been scheduled for 12 noon Sunday, October 24. Lineup will begin at 10:30 a.m.

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Evangeline Parish Assessor Chris Guillory grew up in the Vidrine area and recalls going to the Cotton Festival as a child. He says, “It was something we looked forward to.

Heritage Manor Activity Director Patricia Duplechin, despite over 20 years of closely working with the Cotton Festival through the nursing home’s participation in the annual Contradanse, says she w

A business located at 1002 W. Lincoln Rd. in Ville Platte sustained heavy loss over the late night hours of Monday, October 11.

High electric bills from Cleco were the big topic of discussion at the Tuesday, October 12 meeting of the Ville Platte City Council.