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ESCAPED INMATE IS CAPTURED
Tony Marks
Monday, July 27, 2020
Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office has released information of an escaped inmate.
VP mayor and council react to governor’s stay at home call
Tony Marks
Thursday, March 26, 2020
A Stay at Home order was issued Monday by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards.
VPPD reports a weekend shooting
Tony Marks
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Chief Neal Lartigue reports one injured in shooting.
Prudhomme named LNHA Administrator of the Year
Editorial_Evangeline
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Trey Prudhomme, administrator of Heritage Manor in Ville Platte, was recently recognized as the state’s Administrator of the Year at an award luncheon in New Orleans.
VP Housing Authority hears audit report, is owed more than $20 thousand from city
Editorial_Evangeline
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
The Ville Platte Housing Authority’s board Tuesday heard from Certified Public Accountant Shirley Vige on its audit report and heard from its executive director Grant Soileau that it is owed in exc
An upholstering we will go
Editorial_Evangeline
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Gurvis O’Connor’s upholstery business has been operating since 1975, but he has been in the business longer than that.
Danyelle Brignac enters plea; sentenced to one year suspended
Editorial_Evangeline
Thursday, June 20, 2019
A Ville Platte native appeared before 13th Judicial District Court Judge Gary Ortego to enter a plea of guilty on one count of theft over $1,000.00.
EPSB Executive Committee addresses salaries and other issues
Editorial_Evangeline
Thursday, June 13, 2019
During the Executive Committee of the Evangeline Parish School Board Tuesday evening, Superintendent Darwin Lazard announced the raises proposed by Governor John Bel Edwards have been approved by t