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Election notice is given

Registrar of Voters Lucas Buller, would like to announce the close of books for the June 27 election. The last day to register in person or by mail is May 27, and the last day to register online using the geauxvote.com website is June 6.

EPSO Arrests

The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following recent bookings into the parish jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

An observation from a local resident

This is one man’s observation and one man’s opinion about the knowledge of Black-on-Black history and behavior between each other. “No White” came from the ships of Africa and continued onto Martin Luther King and then from there to the present.

Louisiana voters reject Cassidy and his costly policies

Last Saturday, incumbent U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) finished in a distant third place in the Louisiana Republican primary with only 24% of the vote. He missed the runoff, likely ending his political career. It was a stinging defeat for the longtime politician and two-term U.S. Senator.

WANTED PERSON - ASSISTANCE REQUESTED

THE EVANGELINE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING AMANDA THIBODEAUX, WHO IS WANTED ON MULTIPLE ACTIVE FELONY WARRANTS. THIBODEAUX IS A 44-YEAR-OLD WHITE FEMALE, APPROXIMATELY 5'4 TALL AND WEIGHING 140 POUNDS. SHE IS KNOWN TO FREQUENT THE ST.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION: ARRESTS MADE IN ASSAULT BY DRIVE-BY SHOOTING

On April 30, 2026, detectives with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division were notified by the Patrol Division of a reported drive-by shooting in the Beaver Creek area.

Bridging generations

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - A hyphen, according to Merriam-Webster, is defined as a punctuation mark used especially to divide or to compound words, word elements, or numbers.

Propositions, amendments fail at polls

By: TONY MARKS Editor DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor Evangeline Parish voters rejected three propositions which were on the Saturday, May 16, ballot. Parishwide, the library tax renewal failed by 72 votes. Of the 4,264 votes, 51% were against and 49% were in favor.

Cassidy loses re-election bid in primary

By: TONY MARKS Editor United States Senator Bill Cassidy, who was among seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Donald Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, lost his bid for re-election as finished third out of four candidates in the Republican Party’s primary election on Saturday,...

Postal inspection leads to weapons arrest

By: TONY MARKS Editor A Mamou resident was arrested for weapons charges following a postal inspection.