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OLQAS holds patronal mass

In 1954, Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Flowing into service

Towering high over the area located between Ville Platte and Bayou Chicot is a water tower that serves the customers of the Te-Mamou Water System.

Grand Jury issues true bill in two deadly matters

An Evangeline Parish grand jury issued two true bill of indictments after it assembled on Thursday to hear evidence presented by the Evangeline Parish District Attorney’s Office in two separate mat

All the prairie is a stage

The lights shining bright on stage, the camera recording the next big hit, and the action of all the characters are ideas that seem foreign to most people here in Evangeline Parish, but nine-year-o

LDWF accepting lottery hunt applications

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is now accepting applications for disabled veterans, physically challenged, youth and regular deer and waterfowl lottery hunts for the 2018-19 hun

EPSO arrests suspect in weekend shooting

A shooting that occurred over the weekend at an event that took place in the Beaver Creek area has left one individual dead and another injured.

Former EPSO Chief Civil Deputy pleads guilty to theft

On Thursday, former Evangeline Parish Sheriff Chief Civil Deputy Bobbie Jo Fontenot appeared before 13th Judicial District Court Judge Gary Ortego to plea guilty to one count of theft with a value