Rotary goes to the big house

By News Staff on Monday, February 2, 2026
Sheriff Guillory gives update on opening of new jail
  • From left are Ville Platte Rotarians Bob Manuel, Steve Phillips, and Dan Poret as they inspect a game table in one of the cell blocks located inside the new Evangeline Parish jail. The new jail is nearing completion and is located inside the Industrial Park. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    From left are Ville Platte Rotarians Bob Manuel, Steve Phillips, and Dan Poret as they inspect a game table in one of the cell blocks located inside the new Evangeline Parish jail. The new jail is nearing completion and is located inside the Industrial Park. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
  • Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guilory (center) leads Rotarians on a tour of the the new parish jail on Tuesday, January 27. Counter-clockwise are Rotary President Beau Wilson, Ville Platte Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams, Bill Brunet, and Clem LaFleur. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Evangeline Parish Sheriff Charles Guilory (center) leads Rotarians on a tour of the the new parish jail on Tuesday, January 27. Counter-clockwise are Rotary President Beau Wilson, Ville Platte Mayor Ryan LeDay Williams, Bill Brunet, and Clem LaFleur. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
  • Pictured is the interior one of the new cell blocks inside the new parish jail. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Pictured is the interior one of the new cell blocks inside the new parish jail. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor On Tuesday, January 27, Sheriff Charles Guillory hosted members of the Ville Platte Rotary Club for a tour of the new jail facility. Following the tour, Guillory joined the group for their weekly lunch meeting and gave them an update on the near completion of the project and the opening date for the new, modern, state of the art facility. Guillory shared th...

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