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McFarlain pleads not guilty

An Evangeline Parish resident pled not guilty to charges associated with a boating accident in Caldwell Parish that claimed the lives of two teenagers.

Flames engulf VP residence

At approximately 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21, three units from the Ville Platte Fire Department carrying seven firefighters responded to a structure fire on the 1500 block of Carl St.

EPSO Arrests

• Joseph Jermaine Charles, 33, Ville Platte, was arrested on July 11, 2021, by the Ville Platte Police Department for domestic abuse battery, cruelty to juveniles, and resisting an officer.

Mamou Police report multiple arrests

On July 12, 2022 the Mamou Police Department executed a search warrant at the residence of 808 Ash Street in references to an investigation of illegal narcotics being sold from the residence.

Lineup changes coming to Back to School Bash

Following a death in the Dupre family, Ashton Dupre will no longer be performing at the Back to School Bash in Turkey Creek. Keep the family in your prayers.

Going into the digital future

(Editor’s Note: LSUE Interim Director of Public Affairs Travis Webb contributed to this report.)