EPSO is released

DOJ closes investigation of parish law enforcement agency

By: STEPHEN MARCANTEL The Advocate (Editor’s Note: The comments from Sheriff Charles Guillory were added by Ville Platte Gazette editor Tony Marks.) The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office is no longer being supervised by federal officials after officers detained people up to dozens of hours for witnessing crimes. The Department of Justice announced it will stop supervising the EPSO after six …