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Search warrant yields large amount of narcotics

On Wednesday, September 15, the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit, along with deputies from the patrol division, conducted a search warrant in Ville Platte at the residence of 723 S

Sheriff awards scholarship to college-bound teen

Sheriff Charles Guillory announced Sawyer Gunter of Evangeline Parish has been named the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for the 220-2021 schoo

EPSO Arrests

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

Uncooped

Neither rain, snow, or sleet keeps the postman from ringing. This same motto applies to local duck hunters who head out to the Platin as a tropical system is bearing down on the area.

First impressions

This hunting season will be very special for Luke Deville and his young son, Levi, of Ville Platte. Six-year-old Levi will get to experience duck hunting with his dad for the first time.

Not St. Nicholas

As the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas stalled over southwest Louisiana, it caused strong thunderstorms that impacted portions of Evangeline, northern Acadia, central St.